25 May
2009
25 May
'09
2:25 p.m.
Warren Wolfe <lists at databasics.us> wrote:
Considering that many thousands if not millions of
folks are happily
using Windows and Microsoft apps 24/7 without any real problems,
I think the fact that you and your clients are having such a different
experience probably says more about you than Microsoft. Maybe you
should try to find out what the problem actually is with your particular
installations and fix it, instead of just complaining about Microsoft and
rebooting twice a day; I don't think I or any of my clients would put up
with that for very long.
This just begs for a short reply. (Sorry, I just can't resist...)
Show me a *single* site that is running Windows 24/7 without rebooting
several times a month, *minimum*.
Considering that Microsoft regularly sends updates that *require*
reboots, I doubt you can show me any.
So those thousands, if not millions, are just a myth. They don't exist.
But people have become too blind to the regular reboots to even notice.
But Microsoft certainly would like to get you to think that Windows is
that stable. And trying to surpress the voice of people who say that it
is not, is the first, and most important step in the propaganda wars.
And that is what is going on here. People are using all kind of
arguments to try and prove that Windows is stable.
And for the record, I don't see the bsod that often anymore. But I do
experience that after running XP for a week or so, it gets very slow,
and almost unusable. I *do* need to reboot it, to keep using it. But I
can't send a crash dump, because I don't get one. If someone could do an
analysis of what happens, and why, I'd be most happy. I've tried
registry tools to optimize that, I've tried disk defragmenting, tried
monitoring processes, memory usage, and what not. There are a (very)
large number of processes active after a while that I don't know exactly
what they do, but they sure look legitimate, and I've tried running any
number of antivirus programs and scanners without finding anything.
And I've also been in contact with Microsoft support in the past, who
have recommended reinstalling the system to get it back in shape.
The only good argument for surpression of this thread that I've seen is
that it really is off topic. But on the other hand, I do consider it an
important general service to the civilization to actually keep repeating
that Windows is a bad product, or otherwise the domination will become
total, and it's bad enough as it is. If people don't speak up against
it, Windows will win by default. So, you Windows advocates drop it
(after all, you started it), this thread will die the death it deserves.
You'll survive even if you loose this battle, since you appear to be
winning the war anyway.
Johnny
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