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- blackmage439, on 11/15/2007, -20/+53What you fools fail to understand is Microsoft is rated as the quickest responder to bug/hack reports compared to other major OS companies. Apple is abysmal when it comes to admitting they made a mistake. Not only that, but I doubt Mac OS and especially Linux would be as "rock solid" and "virus free" if they had the market share that M$ does. Quite frankly, I'm amazed Microsoft has survived this long with all the bad press and hacker threats it receives, even with their supposed "broken" OS. I just recently started using Leopard at work, and you know what? I find its "300+" "new" features to be as worthless as Vista. I badly want to go back to using Tiger. Anyway, back on the Microsoft track. I have been using XP since it debuted on the market, and I have NEVER had a virus, spyware, or hacker compromise my system. Microsoft is doing a good job; it's the idiotic end users who always click "YES" that are the biggest problem...
- CLShortFuse, on 11/15/2007, -2/+32IP please.
- Kamujin, on 11/15/2007, -6/+33Translation:
I don't understand computers, but I do like to repeat inflammatory terms that I heard someone else use. - Trax91, on 11/15/2007, -3/+24You would be gold if you didn't added the Linux fanboyism phrase.
- Beatmiser, on 11/15/2007, -3/+20I just had each of our servers reboot for this. I fail at remembering to turn off the feature that causes reboots on 2k3 servers when you log off on patch day.
Oh well. The resulting panic killed an hour prior to lunch..so oddly I'm grateful. - DiggLive, on 11/14/2007, -1/+14I feel the same way. Malicious software can be written for any system, and as long as there's users that install it, no operating system is safe.
- chris4404, on 11/15/2007, -3/+16Like making whoopie without a rubber, it seems fine......till the tests start coming back.
- josephblanx, on 11/15/2007, -1/+14No word on the Vista patches? First patch: kb941649
This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:
• It extends the battery life for mobile devices.
• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.
• It improves the stability of wireless network services.
• It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.
• It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.
• It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
• It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.
This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:
• A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.
• A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.
second patch: Cumulative update rollup for USB core components in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941600
I'm not sure yet how much this affects the performance, but hopefully it does speed up the hideous boot times. - inactive, on 11/15/2007, -4/+14Apple's answer to all problems is buy our new computer, we have one coming out in about a week.
- banmaster, on 11/15/2007, -4/+10Oddly enough, if you read the article instead of just jumping on the anti-MS bandwagon digg is known for, you'll see than none of these issues affect Vista at all!
- MioTheGreat, on 11/15/2007, -0/+6http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941649 is "long ass"?
- inactive, on 08/11/2008, -0/+5It would have been cooler if they showed how the exploit worked
- jakem1, on 11/14/2007, -2/+7Note that none of these bugs effect Vista.
- Shakermaker, on 11/15/2007, -1/+6LOL....yeah, that must be the reason....
- kaeves, on 11/14/2007, -1/+5They actually used to do it all the time, but they received enough requests from administrators, etc. to make it less frequent, so they came up with Patch Tuesday.
- bbardlbradd, on 11/14/2007, -7/+11Is there a way to circumvent the updates that kill cracked vista? I want performance improvements that will influence me to buy a copy.
- FutureGuy, on 11/15/2007, -3/+7lol awesome response.
- zonk3r, on 11/14/2007, -0/+4I love how a supposed conversation about an important patch deteriorates to unnecessary trollish fanboyism on all sides.
Windows suck, Linux Sucks, Apple Sucks, Etc... Who cares what flavor you like?
Go put it on a bumper sticker and leave it out of the conversation here. - zezerik, on 11/15/2007, -0/+4good thing Apple and Linux are so secure and flawless they don't need patches. Whew!
- MioTheGreat, on 11/15/2007, -1/+5Firefox had a URI handling bug too. You could use chrome:// to do some nasty things. I believe this is a seperate bug. I use Vista, though. So between Protected Mode IE and other changes, I'm pretty safe from all of it.
- MioTheGreat, on 11/15/2007, -0/+3Oh really? Then why is Vista's security record comparable/slightly better than OSX and some Linux distros over the last year? Especially when it provides a much more enticing target for hackers (It's going to be the world's highest market share OS soon. It's inevitable.)
- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -1/+4127.0.0.1
- sirhomer, on 11/14/2007, -1/+4No one has been fired for using Microsoft products.
- dazparkour, on 11/14/2007, -0/+3You could get a live CD and use it in a pc with no hard drive. Infect that.
- Roryking, on 11/15/2007, -1/+4The Abusive Monopolist sounds like a blog, not a software company
- DiggLive, on 11/15/2007, -5/+8Apple/Linux users lying about Microsoft in the Microsoft section get dugg down for telling fanboy-ish lies.
Apple/Linux users lying about Microsoft in the Apple/Linux section get dugg up for "fighting the power". - lime148, on 11/15/2007, -1/+4Linux is affected by that nasty bug where it has nothing to actually use on it.
- deadbaby, on 11/15/2007, -0/+3Most people are too ignorant of security and/or programming to actually comment on the subject so instead they make it a flamewar which ultimately comes down to personal preference. In other words, it's a way for stupid people to feel smart.
- crapmatic, on 11/14/2007, -2/+4You're way out of line, mister. He doesn't sell the computer bugs.... his resellers do.
- falafelkiosken, on 11/14/2007, -2/+4you can also patch you clothes when they fall apart.
no srsly, a good foundation is always the single most important thing, without it there's always going to be security holes - FutureGuy, on 11/14/2007, -2/+4give up and go home
- monkeyboy7706, on 11/15/2007, -0/+2Linux isn't fully secure either, why else do distros have security repositories. I do agree though that maybe limiting patches to one day f the month is not the best thing.
- all13d, on 11/15/2007, -0/+2Some of us actually LIKE Vista. You know, shocking!
It's better than XP in a lot of ways. If you don't like the new interface, turn the damn thing off, don't complain about it. - ayeroxor, on 11/14/2007, -4/+6FYI: Questions end in something confusingly called a "question mark".
- JoaoPe, on 11/14/2007, -5/+7Amen!
- Meatetarian, on 11/14/2007, -1/+3Blech. Lemme clarify before the trolls eat me: I don't want my computer restarting without my permission. =P
- f0dder, on 11/14/2007, -2/+4Don't forget the $400 extended warranty
- deadbaby, on 11/15/2007, -0/+2You might have a valid point but starting off a post with "What you fools don't understand" is such a horrible way to present it.
- ZaZ2137, on 11/14/2007, -0/+2Old news and no it really doesn't, maybe a 3-5% faster bootup time, more likely you're going to notice increased response time during boot up once logged in.
- ayeroxor, on 11/15/2007, -0/+1When telling an ignorant twit to shut his stupid, festering gob, it is proper to finish one's berating with a period.
- alphaterminus, on 11/15/2007, -0/+1So they can crash Skype.
- Beatmiser, on 11/15/2007, -0/+1Ahhh the armchair Sysadmin.
- bbardlbradd, on 11/15/2007, -0/+1idfk what I did, I know that it required me to set the clock to like year 3000 and things like that. :^/
I haven't updated in a while, I know of a few that will break the patch, so I'm really iffy about it. I haven't had any serious problems with it though. Once in a while I'll get the little keys in the task bar telling me that I have... so many days to activate...Mmm... Can you crack after cracking? - andycr512, on 11/17/2007, -0/+1dazparkour: That's not true. Linus Torvalds used the development name of Linux after himself (Linu from his name, and the x as homage to UNIX), but thought it was too egotistical to release it under that name. Ari Lemmke liked the name, and was the first to provide FTP space for it, so he called it Linux and it has stuck ever since, against Torvald's initial desire.
- cquinnd, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1Because memory addresses never change, and nobody cares about the data or other services being connected to?
- cquinnd, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1Sworn enemy of the Fake Steve Jobs? I can actually see somebody doing that.
- themastersb, on 11/14/2007, -1/+2What the hell is that‽
- acidbass, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1Well just because your dad looks like a bitch and i ***** him up doesnt make me a *****, but what do you call me when i got your mom's smelly pussy turned so far inside out that she cant walk for 3 days? Huh *****?
- benitojuarez, on 11/14/2007, -1/+2I enjoyed reading the patches that were for security vulnerabilities were not needed for windows vista. It doesnt seem like anyone caught that.
- andycr512, on 11/17/2007, -0/+1I use all the Windows apps I need, including games, minus one that was written poorly and barely works on Windows, fine on Linux without emulation.
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