Re: XP PRO. VS. 98 SECOND EDITION ATT: All MVP's, Kurt, and Everyone in the Know

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From: André Gulliksen (andre.gulliksen_at_start.no)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:09:24 +0100

Dan wrote:
> XP
> PRO. is based upon NT (NEW TECHNOLOGY) source code that is based upon
> a false MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) mode. Until
> Microsoft has a brand new maintenance operating system XP PRO. can be
> hacked because its foundation is built upon sand. At least 98SE has
> true MS-DOS as its source as compared to a DOS SHELL within an
> emulated environment via a command.com (cmd.com) prompt.

BS on top of BS only adds up to more BS.

XP Pro is _not_ built upon a "false MS-DOS". It is built upon a kernel that
was written from scratch separately from MS-DOS. command.com (NOT cmd.com,
or even cmd.exe) is thrown in for legacy support, but by no means is it the
base of the operating system. Rather, it's an application being run within
the OS. Big difference.

As for Windows 98, that is only a 32 bit patch for a 16 bit GUI running on
top of an 8 bit operating system designed for a 4 bit hardware architecture
by a 2 bit company who cannot withstand 1 bit of competition.

And for anyone who wants a maintenance mode for XP: http://www.ubcd4win.com/

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