Tom Piwowar >>Don't remember Bob and don't know what Clippy refers to >> either, so I plead much ignorance.
> Check 'em out at Wikipedia. Bob was "Microsoft's most > visible failure." (Before Vista I guess.) I'm not a Windows fan by any stretch, but what MS has done makes a lot of sense from a user security perspective. They have the DEP bit & signed 64 bit drivers. The DEP bit (Data Execution Prevention) bit keeps the CPU from trying to execute data as code. Think buffer over-run. Obviously the lack of signed 64 bit drivers (that is 64 bit device drivers with valid security signatures certificates) hurts a lot. But the fact that MS is doing this is trying to solve these issues that they've had forever seems like it could be a step in the right direction. I understand that HD requires lots of stuff. If you have a PC that has HD, the data has to remain encrypted through-out the journey through the system. From my limited understanding it can be decrypted and re-encrypted multiple times on it's journey through the computer (this is in case someone opens the case and inserts probes, etc. on the bus to watch signals?). I understand that Vista implements this so that users can play HD-DVD's on their computers. What about those people who don't have or desire HD content? Is the hardware (video cards, etc.) still going to have the de-cryption/encryption "stuff"? Can it be used for other tasks? -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Imagination is more important than knowledge! - Einstein ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
