At 02:00 PM 5/07/02 -0600, Philip Stortz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >trying. the mac os is robust. the windows thing where you have to >reinstall all the apps is another part of windows obnoxious (and >obviously ineffective) copy protection/user hassling system, i believe >they've patented it. ;)
More the problem is that there is no insulation between application and system files, any Win app you install is likely, if an MS app surely, to install lots of dll and other files in the system directory. Much worse, instead of the separate text ini files of Win 3, Win 9x has two registry files containing every system and user preference; and when that is corrupted for any reason (program crashes while saving into it, eg) you have a choice of restoring a backup (some are made automatically and hidden away), or reinstall windows -- even if none of the executables are damaged. I think OSX uses Unix-style ini files for its preferences, and does keep the distinction between user and system. Ideally a program, no matter how incompetently or maliciously written should not be able to take the whole system down. Window's registry makes the reverse almost inevitable. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
