Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:27:43 09/13/02
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On September 12, 2002 at 11:42:39, Peter Skinner wrote:
>On September 12, 2002 at 10:38:52, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On September 12, 2002 at 01:13:05, Peter Skinner wrote:
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>>>On September 11, 2002 at 20:24:58, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 11, 2002 at 19:52:58, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On September 11, 2002 at 12:07:00, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On September 10, 2002 at 18:59:20, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Look at the Microsoft site, or the Windows Update site.
>>>>>
>>>>>Actually SP1 for Windows XP fixes almost every issue I had with the latest OS.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was surprised to find out just how many fixes they put into this one. It also
>>>>>seems to be aimed at home users as well as IT professionals. That is more than
>>>>>welcome to me.
>>>>>
>>>>>They are changing the way that they are doing things, since Windows 2000 the aim
>>>>>seems to be for stability and reliability. Nothing is perfect.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Good news. That virus is going to be stable.
>>>>
>>>>I still hope Linux will help us to get rid of it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Christophe
>>>
>>>Personally I do not see how Windows is a virus. It is simply an operating system
>>>one can choose to use.
>>>
>>>Linux is no where near ready to take over.
>>>
>>>When is Chess Tiger going to be distributed for free for linux?
>>>
>>>Or are there plans for that?
>>
>>
>>
>>A virus is something that creeps into your computer without your consent.
>
>Agreed. How does it creep into your computer when you are the one installing it
>though?
I did not install Windows XP in my Toshiba. It was preinstalled.
I tried to ask the Toshiba store to sell me the computer without XP. They
refused to to do it. There is even a sticker on the computer with the Windows
serial number of it, and you can't remove it.
Now if I uninstall XP from the Tosh, guess what? They consider I VOID the
warranty. They won't provide any support for me if I'm not using Windows XP.
For example if I find out that the power management does not work, they will
simply ignore my complain if I'm using Windows ME or Linux.
They will consider my problem ONLY if I can show them the defect when running
Windows XP.
I'm not supposed to use anything else than this crap on MY computer.
Try to buy a computer without some version of Windows installed on it. It's
nearly impossible where I live, short of assembling the PC myself.
In the case of notebooks, it's simply impossible. They are all shipped with XP,
and got their XP stickers in the ass.
>>It performs various tasks without your knowledge (generally using a LAN or
>>Internet connection).
>
>Just like a spouse on a shopping trip :)
>
>>Its goal is to spread as much as possible.
>
>Peanut butter?
>
>>It is difficult to get rid of it.
>
>Why get rid of something you installed yourself?
You are getting dense, Peter.
1) I did not install it.
2) I do not want it but was not allowed to buy the machine without it.
3) I CANNOT remove it.
>>It is difficult to know what it does exactly.
>
>Your the one at the controls...
Good joke.
The bloody stuff insists everytime I launch it to download things from the
Internet. Sometimes it starts downloading without asking. I have to click as
fast as possible on the Cancel button to stop the download.
I DON'T WANT UPDATES TO BE INSTALLED AUTOMATICALLY.
Most updates from Microsoft are likely to BREAK something on my computer. I have
spent the last 20 years dealing with M$ software bugs, I know what I'm talking
about.
Now what I want is to be productive and stop spending most of my time on the
computer fixing the OS.
I prefer to use buggy, slightly outdated software. Because once I have found a
way to workaround the bugs, I'm productive. If that crappy OS downloads updates
every day, I'm going to be faced with new problems daily.
I don't care if it is possible to disable this behaviour somewhere.
What matters is that 99% of the users are not able to find this setting. So 99%
of the users of that VIRUS are going to download and execute loads of programs
without their consent, and most of the time without even knowing it.
That's exactly the definition of a virus. It's going to install and execute
without you knowing it.
>>Eventually it crashes your computer, leaving you in trouble.
>
>90% of Windows crashes are user related, or software conflicts between versions
>of programs that YOU install.
That's not true and you know it.
The OS is inherently lousy.
An buggy application can corrupt the OS and crash every other running
application.
Because of this, Windows hardly deserves to be called an "OS".
My computer, when running Windows, crashes 10 times a day. Sometimes, just
closing an Internet connection crashes the system.
I have *NEVER* seen this under Linux.
But if all you know is Windows, sure you like it. Don't ever try anything else,
it would be a big shock for you...
Christophe
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