I'll just make some minor corrections... just so that the thread maintains accuracy... =)
>XP kernel and drivers are now actually this has started since the earliest Windows NT and was applied to Windows 95 and so on... >in a segment having a higher privilege >level (priv 0 usually) actually ulit, not usually, always ring 0. >than the application segments (usually priv 3). so not usually ulit, always ring 3. >an application cant possibly crash the system unless it makes >a system call that has bugs. that's the idea, applications should not cause crashes. >sa win9x, walang ganyang >privilege-based protection kaya kahit ang paintbrush kayang mag-crash ng >system. i doubt paintbrush can do that, but buggy applications (sadly,) can sometimes crash a windows system. there are tons of possible reasons, but i think NT-based operating systems nowadays are less-likely to be that easy to crash. -- Vince _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
