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There are quite a few "live" installations Linux that can run directly
from a CD or DVD, it seems Microsoft could "do no wrong" by creating an
unalterable, dare I say "secure" version of Windows Vista that could
run without a hard drive.
Even if such a 'creature' could be created to use a minimal amount of
hard drive space, it seems this would prevent viruses from infecting
*.exe and other types of files. In one fell swoop dozens or hundreds
of potential system exploits could be denied before having a chance to
be tested.
This would be in line with Mr. Gates' earlier statements regarding
security being a number one priority at Microsoft.
The early days of computing slow (2x, 4x, 8x) drives and smaller memory
architectures made such a machine impossibly slow to load and run, but
in these days of ultra-fast read ahead caching, front side busing and
dual-channel what-cha-ma-jiggys, a "hard disk-less" workstation seems
viable.
Imagine the tens of thousands of dollars a corporation could save by
performing operating system upgrades by simply swapping out CDs!
~ Dennis C.
11 year support veteran
22 year computer user
from a CD or DVD, it seems Microsoft could "do no wrong" by creating an
unalterable, dare I say "secure" version of Windows Vista that could
run without a hard drive.
Even if such a 'creature' could be created to use a minimal amount of
hard drive space, it seems this would prevent viruses from infecting
*.exe and other types of files. In one fell swoop dozens or hundreds
of potential system exploits could be denied before having a chance to
be tested.
This would be in line with Mr. Gates' earlier statements regarding
security being a number one priority at Microsoft.
The early days of computing slow (2x, 4x, 8x) drives and smaller memory
architectures made such a machine impossibly slow to load and run, but
in these days of ultra-fast read ahead caching, front side busing and
dual-channel what-cha-ma-jiggys, a "hard disk-less" workstation seems
viable.
Imagine the tens of thousands of dollars a corporation could save by
performing operating system upgrades by simply swapping out CDs!
~ Dennis C.
11 year support veteran
22 year computer user