True, and Windows 9x suffers greatly from this problem. Windows NT based systems don't inheritly have this problem because the kernel is very much different and protects application memory spaces. Nonetheless an application can still leak and cause itself to crash.
In fact the EXPLORER.EXE shell has some leaking that causes it to crash, but it's technically not the OS crashing. --- In [email protected], "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But still, there's still a possibility that the Windows kernel can > > leak memory. Most of these issues have already been patched at this > > point in time. Applications tend to be more of a problem in Windows > > rather than the operating system itself which is very stable. > > I don't think that you can blame just the applications if the OS, i.e. > kernel, allow apps to cause leaks. Might as well blame the burgler if he > gets into your house instead of the owner for not making the house secure > with whatever. Yes, the analogy breaks down quickly. I just think that the > OS should be in charge, not the applications. The boosters of the > alternative OSs claim that they don't have the problem but I have no way of > knowing. I have too much trouble just trying to configure them. > > Jim If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
