Couldn't agree more. It is significantly more stable and significantly more secure. By any definition of robust, it is streets ahead. If you equate patches with robustness, you fail to realise what it is to be human (ie. the fallacy that error free code is possible). It's how the system behaves despite this that counts and that the low hanging fruit have long gone. MS do better code review that almost any company in existence; however they are under more scrutiny than almost any company in existence. If you want an example of how not to do it, I'd refer you to Adobe and Apple ... a
________________________________ From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 28 July 2010 05:25 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 - Libraries It's definitely more robust from a security standpoint. How many attacks do you see against privileged services do you see know? The type that allow NIMDA and Blaster etc. to spread? Shatter attacks are not possible anymore (though that was first fixed in Vista). Whilst there are still patches, how many are for user mode code - e.g. IE, when the extent of exploit is the user's context? Cheers Ken From: Bob Hartung [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2010 2:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 - Libraries I share John's frustration with the interface changes. /ranton In general, I'm underwhelmed by Windows 7. It's supposed to be so much more robust from a security standpoint and yet the patches keep coming in. After working with 7 for about a year now, I still can't see what's significantly better and makes me think the pain is worth it. So many of the changes strike me as cosmetic and don't really add to functionality or ease of use. /rantoff Anyway, Glen J. suggested tinkering around with the desktop.ini file that is created in the "Documents" folder. I have been renaming them and that has allowed me to rename the folder back to it's original name through the Windows 2003 server's explorer. The only impact that seems to have at the Windows 7 end is that in Explorer, instead of seeing the "Documents" name, you see the name you renamed the folder to. So far, I haven't seen any evidence that it changes how programs interacts with explorer. ---------------------- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ************************************************************************************ WARNING: The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee, you must not use, copy or disclose this email (including any attachments) or the information in it save to the named addressee nor take any action in reliance on it. If you receive this email or any attachments in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the same and any copies. "CLS Services Ltd × Registered in England No 4132704 × Registered Office: Exchange Tower × One Harbour Exchange Square × London E14 9GE" ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
