Windows is 22 Years Old This Week

[3991vhtes]

Hmm... I thought you could get viruses even on a guest or limited account, not just the administrator account?

My Vista is good and Virus free and I'm on the administrator account

 

[hat]

Wow 3991, does it allow you to run minesweeper?

 

[hacker111]

sweet...hope they have something new thats going to come out soon to comemorate their 10th birthday.

 

[mdm-adph]

So your saying that because Microsoft dumbed down Windows in order to attract more people and i.e. more revenue was a bad move? That seems nonsensical to me my freind, since you don't have to run as an administrator in Windows either. Its a little something called guest along with other accounts besides the administrator. If you were to minimize the amount of time you spend on the administrator setting the less likely you are to get a virus. And hey noone is telling YOU to run as an administrator in Windows are they?


Im happy with Vista thats all I really care about.

You can have your opinion I can have mine. Shall we shake virtual hands to that?

And besides this is a time of celebration not a time of nitpicking

Good move for revenue? Yes, of course it was -- never said it wasn't. I implied that it was a bad move for security.

And if you ask me, the Guest account is useless -- most users I interact with during support calls aren't even aware that it exists. Windows seems to be designed to run as Administrator -- the "guest" account is disabled by default -- and default settings are usually what most users run with.

However, I can definitely agreet to shake hands and respect each others' opinions.

But a time for celebration? Not yet.

 

[effmaster]

Good move for revenue? Yes, of course it was -- never said it wasn't. I implied that it was a bad move for security.

most users I interact with during support calls aren't even aware that it exists. default settings are usually what most users run with.

Ok then we can blame the users and not Microsoft!!!


Ok ok im done thank you for respecting my opinion


and BTW when will it be a time to celebrate how great Windows is then if its not now?

 

[mdm-adph]

Ok then we can blame the users and not Microsoft!!!

This attitude reflects what a friend of mine from Denmark said recently: "In America, apparently it's safe to sell food with poison in it as long as you print on the package that the food has poison in it."

Ok ok im done thank you for respecting my opinion


and BTW when will it be a time to celebrate how great Windows is then if its not now?

When they remove WGA and other "phone home" aspects. Then, I think even I will cheer for them.

 

[3991vhtes]

This attitude reflects what a friend of mine from Denmark said recently: "In America, apparently it's safe to sell food with poison in it as long as you print on the package that the food has poison in it."

your friend is wrong. Americans aren't allowed to sell poisoned food even if we say it has poison in it. :shadedshu

 

[mdm-adph]

your friend is wrong. Americans aren't allowed to sell poisoned food even if we say it has poison in it. :shadedshu

Millions of pregnant women being told not to eat tuna because of extremely high levels of mercury found in it would beg to differ.

 

[effmaster]

Millions of pregnant women being told not to eat tuna because of extremely high levels of mercury found in it would beg to differ.

Uh OH here come the attacks of the children of Phelytimide ( is that spelled correctly)

 

[Kreij]

Millions of pregnant women being told not to eat tuna because of extremely high levels of mercury found in it would beg to differ.

I consumed so much lead paint in my childhood that I am no longer affected by Kryptonite. What's so bad about that?