The study described in the following article was done by Mirosoft, so run to the kitchen and get some grains of salt. "Microsoft's Linux and open-source lab on the Redmond campus has been running some interesting tests of late, one of which was looking at how well the latest Windows client software runs on legacy hardware in comparison to its Linux competitors. The tests, which found that Windows performed as well as Linux on legacy hardware when installed and run out-of-the-box, were done in part to give Microsoft the data it needed to effectively "put to rest the myth that Linux can run on anything." Do with the results as you please, but the topic is interesting nonetheless. What are your experiences?
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Member since:2005-07-06
You can NOT remove IE on a regular install and use it on the internet. (Unless you just like being hacked!) No way you can tell me you can use Windows with out patchs cause besides not being patched most up to date applications look for the most uptodate service packs and patches.
You can use AutoUpdate without needing IE. You can also download the patches from Microsoft Downloads without needing IE.
Member since:2005-11-10
Autoupdate does not install all patches, and sometimes with autoupdate you still need to have Internet Exsploder.
And like I said in one of my other posts that Microsoft does not have a consistant way of putting patches on their site so you could spend days looking for everything, and then you still can't be sure you have all the current patches without going to Windows update and checking.
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2005-11-10
"well, what did you expect? not loosing any functionality while removing software? please stop dreaming."
Hummmmm, last time I looked if I don't use Firefox on Linux I can still patch my machine!
Wait, wait! I don't even need a GUI to patch my machine in Linux! LOL!
I can remove software in Linux and not worry that my machine is not patched! You can NOT remove IE on a regular install and use it on the internet. (Unless you just like being hacked!) No way you can tell me you can use Windows with out patchs cause besides not being patched most up to date applications look for the most uptodate service packs and patches.
Oh you can try to search the MS site for hand install patches, but that would be like looking for water on Mars. LOL! It will take QUITE a while!
So no I am not dreaming, I just use Linux!