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Linux vs Windows a real life comparison
Aloone_Jonez:
That's what can happen on a malware infested installation, normally you just get this when you right click on a folder, it sounds like you have shitware installed or even a bad driver, this never ever happens on a healthy Windows set up.
H_TeXMeX_H:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Also, refrain from right-clicking on any folders.
I used Windows for no more than half an hour one night and it fucking crashed when I right-clicked on a folder.
WHAT. THE. FUCK?
You'd almost think someone set that up, just to piss me off. But no, it's just Windows.
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Hehe, coincidentally the same thing happened to me only worse :D ... just before I switched to Linux, explorer crashed every time I right-clicked :confused: ... which sucked ass. I also could not delete, copy, paste, or move any file wihout explorer crashing :( ... and I somehow managed to backup all my important data to a CD without right-clicking or using any of the mentioned functions. Luckily, the CD burning software was somehow still able to access and burn the needed files correctly. At that moment I promised myself I would never use Winblow$ again ... I plan on keeping that promise.
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---That's what can happen on a malware infested installation, normally you just get this when you right click on a folder, it sounds like you have shitware installed or even a bad driver, this never ever happens on a healthy Windows set up.
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How would malware or a bad driver make the system crash on a right click? Maybe if it's the mouse driver, but I think (didn't check, and don't intend on checking) it's a Microsoft-provided driver (isn't it usually unless he installed the logitech software (IIRC it's a logitech mouse) (which I doubt he did)?). My brother's on the computer now and I'd guess he can right-click alright, it's only this one time it just had to fucking crash.
I guess I should've said this already but, I'm not entirely sure whether the whole OS went down or just Explorer or if it woulda come back or WTF. I just left. It's been a long time since I've had to put up with shit like that.
My brothers system does have a bit of malware alright. But when I ran Windows XP on my own computer it didn't, and I don't forget what it was like.
In fact, my best experiences with Windows stem from Windows 98. It ran dreamy on the system I had at the time (about two years ago), but Mandrake ran better.
Aloone_Jonez:
Your personal experiance vs mine, why are we bothing to argue about this?
My Redhat 9 system would often kernel panic on boot up but other times it wouldn't, yes I know Linux is better now (both Vector Linux and Ubuntu haven't given me this problem). I know I didn't know what I was doing and obviosly neither do you when it comes to Windows.
It could be a driver problem but I doubt it, it's far more likely to be a malware problem and it's highly unlikely you'll be able to fix it without a re-install. If you'd pay for my journey to where ever you live I bet you I could get the fucking thing working. Otherwise (to save me the bother) backup your files, do a clean install following the instructions I gave here and you shouldn't have this problem ever again I certaintly don't, those days are long gone.
When I first started using XP we contracted the netsky worm via an email virus sent to my dad who was using Outlook, this caused random reboot and all kinds of shit. I installed AVG anti-virus and the system was still slow and unstable, after I've done a fresh install and set things up properly Windows just runs and runs and runs - there's no stopping it! I mean how do you think I can stay logged on to the Internet and type such long rants if the Windows BSODs every 5 miniutes? :D
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Your personal experiance vs mine, why are we bothing to argue about this?
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Windows crashed on me when I right-clicked a fucking folder, that's why.
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My Redhat 9 system would often kernel panic on boot up but other times it wouldn't, yes I know Linux is better now (both Vector Linux and Ubuntu haven't given me this problem).
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Any time I've had a kernel panic it was 'cause I didn't have a CLUE WTF I was doing in 'make menuconfig' when compiling linux, or it was on my iPod (I remember getting a kernel panic on my iPod (with ipod-linux), and I can't remember what the cause of it was. I Think it was something to do with init.).
Kernel panics on Redhat 9.. Interesting. Any idea what they were about (they have error messages to point in the right direction (and they worked for me))?
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neither do you when it comes to Windows.
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Actually, I do. And I was dissappointed, because I learned nothing, when I read this.
I suck at Windows because it crashed when I right-clicked?
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It could be a driver problem but I doubt it, it's far more likely to be a malware problem
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How would malware be the problem? Maybe explorer.exe or something is infected. Know what the best way to check would be (check file sizes/MD5 sums)? It could be something that explorer.exe uses either, I dunno.
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If you'd pay for my journey to where ever you live I bet you I could get the fucking thing working.
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It does work, I'd guess.
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Otherwise (to save me the bother) backup your files, do a clean install following the instructions I gave here and you shouldn't have this problem ever again I certaintly don't, those days are long gone.
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I learned nothing new in that post. Whenever I had Windows XP on this system I did pretty much all the same stuff.
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When I first started using XP we contracted the netsky worm via an email virus sent to my dad who was using Outlook, this caused random reboot and all kinds of shit. I installed AVG anti-virus and the system was still slow and unstable, after I've done a fresh install and set things up properly Windows just runs and runs and runs - there's no stopping it! I mean how do you think I can stay logged on to the Internet and type such long rants if the Windows BSODs every 5 miniutes? :D
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6 minutes, actually.
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