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Old 07-22-2004, 10:15 AM   #33
dar512
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Originally Posted by vsp
Is that the improved stability that left them wide open to most of the viruses and worms of recent years (such as Blaster), to which 9x were often immune?

(That doesn't include "OMG CLICK COOLSHIT.SCR.PIF.COM.EXE FOR NEKKID PICS OF ANNA KOURNIKOVA" email viruses, of course. Then again, since my main mailbox is a Unix shell account, I don't worry much about those...)
I use Windows Update on a regular basis and haven't had a problem. YMMV.

If stability is your major goal, then Linux or BSD would be good choices. Not as many games for them, though.

For me, my job is developing for Windows (mostly) with some Unix thrown in. If you have to use a Win32 OS, then 2000 and XP are better choices than the 95 based versions.
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