There are always Intel Process Extensions (PAE). They allow windowing of much more memory (I think that 64gb is the most any hardware supports) into a process.
I don't know about you, but I appreciate it when software asks me if I want to do something that I might not want to do. I hate installation programs that automatically restart the computer without even asking; most don't and many tell me they need to restart when there is no need to. Having programs prompt me gives me more control over how the computer runs. Do you like running software when you have no control over what it does?
Problem with Windows is not 95%, but IE and Outlook are made as centerpart of the system, thus allowed to any action no matter how stupid it is.
Are you saying that IE and Outlook somehow have elevated privelages because they were written by Microsoft, or somehow bypass Windows NT security? If so, then you are way off base. Let's see how much damage an IE or Outlook hole can do from a normal (non-administrative) account.
Yes, many default Windows NT settings could be better in terms of security. For example: user accounts, by default, are part of the Administrators group; many security problems could be avoided by running with less priveleges. These defaults are designed to be convenient more than secure. IMO, many of the users having problems with these insecure defaults don't know any better. They just want the machine to work. It is inconvient to switch to an administrator to install new apps, so Microsoft (not discouraged by retailers) designes defaults that are convenient, like these: 1. Make only one user so they don't get confused. 2. Since there is only one user, make it an administrator so that they can easily install new prorams with a minimum of hassle. 3. Make other defaults compatible so they will work with poorly written 3rd party programs that won't run without excessive powers. The point I am trying to make is that poor defaults are not equivalent to poor basic design and that better-informed users can easily change these defaults so that the system is vastly more secure, even if it means more work to get finnicky programs to work. If average users can't handle using their computer with a normal user account, disabling services they don't need, configuring a firewall, how do you expect them to deal with the exposed complexity of Linux? Personally, I use XP, Mozilla, only patch when there is a new service pack, use a firewall, and have had zero problems with any of these virii.
Then it will be abandonware; software that is not available from or supported by the original company. As for product activiation at that point, I doubt Microsoft will care much about cracked versions.
Wow, slashdot (the editors) is putting way more emphasis on serious bugs in Windows than Linux, *bsd, or anything else. I hope that non-Windows users don't depend on/. for security issues.
If the first user was in the middle of editing something, will it still be opened for editing by the second user?
This really depends on the application; when a program opens a file it can specify what access others get. You can allow no access, read only, or read/write. It is even possible to have different regions of files with different settings. IIRC, Word pops up a nice dialog box when another process already has a file open. This has been true since old DOS days, if you wanted to run share.exe.
I currently have it setup to use the 'classic' Win2k style logon dialog, with fast user switcing enabled.
1. Get SP1.
2. Set the logon screen choice in 'User Accounts' to classic.
3. Set "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AllowMultipleTSSessions " to 1.
4. Use Task manager to switch users; disconnect the current user to go back to the logon screen (to start new sessions) without logging off, and connect to switch directly. You can also go back to the logon screen and type the name of an existing session's user to switch to it.
I have heard that MS might allow one console and one remote session, concurrently active with SP2.
In other words:
Q. Do I get a licence, or just a physical copy?
A. The greatest common factor; a minimal licence to use a single physical copy. (oh sure you can copy it for your personal use as long as the quaility doesn't go up.)
Isnt this just like pall-- I mean Trusworthy Computing? Dont you trust the game machine software people's proprietary code? BTW, copying those copyrighted ROMs is a violation of the DMCA.
Even in NT/2K/XP, you still can get away with it, because a lot of applications rely on Windows to not have this, and won't run as anything other administrator. Microsoft brought it on itself, not lazy users.
Yes, there ARE a lot of applications that do not run properly without administrator priveleges for one reason or another when they don't really need them. These are third-party applications, not MS applications. It's not Microsoft's fault that some developers ignore good design (and MS recommendations) and require excessive priveleges.
Log on as a standard user (non admin) and use the Run As menu (also availaible with runas.exe) in 2K/XP for the apps that need it.
Windows non-NT never had true user/administrator seperation, so it's hardly the user's fault for not running as non-administrator.
Yes, the Windows 9x serires has practically no security. It was meant to run on lower-end systems with more emphasis on compatibilty and comsumer applications. Now that computers are more powerful, and the NT 5 line supports DirectX and hardware better, 9x is being phased out.
I have found that the drivers you use in Windows are the biggest factor in stability.
Usually the drivers that come on the CD are the most stable, but they are not the best option for some devices. Microsoft supplied video drivers usually have almost no features and sometimes are quite incompatible, espically with games. Some companies produce great drivers while others seem to be really cheapo.
Sometimes, different compainies will make completely different drivers for the same device. For example, the VIA AC'97 audio controller: VIA has their own drivers, and so does Realtek. I think that the Realtek are vastly superior to the VIA drivers, in terms of functionality and stability.
I know its easy to blame Microsoft for every crash on a Windows system, but in my opinion bad drivers seem to be the culprit most of the time.
So if there is some kind of layer on the surface of the disk that becomes opaque and blocks the laser, does that mean I could use some fine-grit sandpaper and polish from one of those CD-repair kits to remove the offending layer?
I think he is referring to how the GDI is used for both screen output and priting, as the printer is considered another output device.
Here is a link to a msdn page related to it. Since the GDI is now (since NT4) entirely part of the win32 subsystem (implemented in win32k.sys), I can imagine that they are entangled.
HP was working on making a new calculator based on a PDA, but there were concerns about the durability and usability of a stylus in an acedemic setting. They were going to call it the math xpander. You can get the software for palm here http://www.saltire.com/xpander.html.
If Microsoft trusted owning original CD(s) to be proof of owning a licence, they would only sell licences and allow you to download the distributions for free.
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I guess I was thinking bits, but you are right about the 'trek designers wanting to use a nebulous term that won't look obsolete.
I always thought "quad" meant quadrillion, and that gigaquad meant 10^9*10^15=10^24. Or I guess they could just say septillion (10^24).
Shouldn't there be some audible alarms for Critical core temprature?
There are always Intel Process Extensions (PAE). They allow windowing of much more memory (I think that 64gb is the most any hardware supports) into a process.
I don't know about you, but I appreciate it when software asks me if I want to do something that I might not want to do. I hate installation programs that automatically restart the computer without even asking; most don't and many tell me they need to restart when there is no need to.
Having programs prompt me gives me more control over how the computer runs. Do you like running software when you have no control over what it does?
Yes, many default Windows NT settings could be better in terms of security. For example: user accounts, by default, are part of the Administrators group; many security problems could be avoided by running with less priveleges.
These defaults are designed to be convenient more than secure. IMO, many of the users having problems with these insecure defaults don't know any better. They just want the machine to work. It is inconvient to switch to an administrator to install new apps, so Microsoft (not discouraged by retailers) designes defaults that are convenient, like these: 1. Make only one user so they don't get confused. 2. Since there is only one user, make it an administrator so that they can easily install new prorams with a minimum of hassle. 3. Make other defaults compatible so they will work with poorly written 3rd party programs that won't run without excessive powers.
The point I am trying to make is that poor defaults are not equivalent to poor basic design and that better-informed users can easily change these defaults so that the system is vastly more secure, even if it means more work to get finnicky programs to work.
If average users can't handle using their computer with a normal user account, disabling services they don't need, configuring a firewall, how do you expect them to deal with the exposed complexity of Linux?
Personally, I use XP, Mozilla, only patch when there is a new service pack, use a firewall, and have had zero problems with any of these virii.
Then it will be abandonware; software that is not available from or supported by the original company.
As for product activiation at that point, I doubt Microsoft will care much about cracked versions.
Search hpcalc.org for doom
Wow, slashdot (the editors) is putting way more emphasis on serious bugs in Windows than Linux, *bsd, or anything else. I hope that non-Windows users don't depend on /. for security issues.
This has been true since old DOS days, if you wanted to run share.exe.
I currently have it setup to use the 'classic' Win2k style logon dialog, with fast user switcing enabled.s " to 1.
1. Get SP1.
2. Set the logon screen choice in 'User Accounts' to classic.
3. Set "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AllowMultipleTSSession
4. Use Task manager to switch users; disconnect the current user to go back to the logon screen (to start new sessions) without logging off, and connect to switch directly. You can also go back to the logon screen and type the name of an existing session's user to switch to it.
I have heard that MS might allow one console and one remote session, concurrently active with SP2.
In other words:
Q. Do I get a licence, or just a physical copy?
A. The greatest common factor; a minimal licence to use a single physical copy. (oh sure you can copy it for your personal use as long as the quaility doesn't go up.)
Isnt this just like pall-- I mean Trusworthy Computing? Dont you trust the game machine software people's proprietary code?
BTW, copying those copyrighted ROMs is a violation of the DMCA.
Log on as a standard user (non admin) and use the Run As menu (also availaible with runas.exe) in 2K/XP for the apps that need it. Yes, the Windows 9x serires has practically no security. It was meant to run on lower-end systems with more emphasis on compatibilty and comsumer applications. Now that computers are more powerful, and the NT 5 line supports DirectX and hardware better, 9x is being phased out.
Sometimes, different compainies will make completely different drivers for the same device. For example, the VIA AC'97 audio controller: VIA has their own drivers, and so does Realtek. I think that the Realtek are vastly superior to the VIA drivers, in terms of functionality and stability.
I know its easy to blame Microsoft for every crash on a Windows system, but in my opinion bad drivers seem to be the culprit most of the time.
I like the 16 fps from all those transparent surfaces.
So if there is some kind of layer on the surface of the disk that becomes opaque and blocks the laser, does that mean I could use some fine-grit sandpaper and polish from one of those CD-repair kits to remove the offending layer?
I think he is referring to how the GDI is used for both screen output and priting, as the printer is considered another output device. Here is a link to a msdn page related to it. Since the GDI is now (since NT4) entirely part of the win32 subsystem (implemented in win32k.sys), I can imagine that they are entangled.
HP was working on making a new calculator based on a PDA, but there were concerns about the durability and usability of a stylus in an acedemic setting. They were going to call it the math xpander. You can get the software for palm here http://www.saltire.com/xpander.html.
If Microsoft trusted owning original CD(s) to be proof of owning a licence, they would only sell licences and allow you to download the distributions for free.