Win XP Updates

HackaX0rus · Posted: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:20:10 Post Subject:

last tiem i updated to sp2 my pc went kaput...if need be i will revert to 2k...xp is just getting assenine with all the faulty pudates and crap...i like my plain old un updated windows best...and if i get a virus i will jsut transfer all ym files to my lifeboat hdd scan and kill the virus with another pc and start a new...its worth not having to update.

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

LOL Hack... I can't agree with you fully there. I prefer staying updated and haven't had any issues I've noticed are related to SP2.

I think the random restarts I get every once in a blue-moon is related to my memory being clocked at 240FSB + ....

Ha.... (mem. gets so hot I can't hold onto it)

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

LOL JB...

No idea why everybody seems to have so many issues with Windows XP. I never have an issue that I can't track back to something I messed with. *shrug*

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:44:35 Post Subject:

dadx2mj · Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:49:24 Post Subject:

Have to agree with Hellfire and BB. Win XP has been rock solid for me. Cracks me up how so many cry when they dont fix problems and cry when they do. Nobody seems to complain much about the people who spend the time looking for the exploits to break Windows with though.

IceNine · Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:07:51 Post Subject:

The idea is that these holes exist and Microsoft doesn't seem to care much. It's only since security has become a buzzword in the past couple years that they've finally sat up and taken notice. One of their 'big issues' is that their kernel is over 50 million lines of code. They "simply cannot go over it all".

Okay M$, then do what Mac did and use UNIX.

dadx2mj · Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:36:06 Post Subject:

Although I cant prove it I would bet my last $ that if as many people spent as much time looking for security holes in Linux/Unix/whatever they would find as many security holes as they do in Windows or at least close to it.

I seriously doubt MS or any other software producer intentionally leave security holes in their product. They simply write the code to accomplish what they are trying to do. The problem comes when the hackers go after it and try to find ways to break it or exploit it. I dont believe ANYONE has written software that has NO security flaws in it and I doubt it is even possible.

IceNine · Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:42:51 Post Subject:

No system is perfect, which is why this exists: http://linuxsecurity.org/

A huge beef I have is that Internet Explorer is basically integrated with everything. Once someone compromises that, they've got full control of the system.

Anyone in the world can look at the source code of the linux kernel and basically all subsequent packages.

If we could look at the Win kernels, I guarantee we'd see 100x more security holes than in Linux.

IceNine · Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:13:55 Post Subject:

I'd like to mention, before Dadx2mj takes offense (I honestly don't mean any), is that Windows XP is the best system MS has put out so far. Rarely does it crash for me. Then again, I shutdown my PC every night. Razz