Horst H. von Brand wrote:
Les Mikesell <lesmikesell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't think I'd use 'standard' to describe something unique and
> proprietary, but there is something to be said about an OS that runs
> for years without reinstalling and works with vendor provided drivers
> that also don't need to be reinstalled every few weeks.
You must have been using a different strand of that stuff than I got...
Or maybe you haven't kept up to date. Win2k and XP with service pack 2
and everything since are very reliable if kept updated and
virus-protected. Vista broke some interfaces and shows the problems you
expect from that, though.
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