(July 23, 2015 at 2:06 pm)Tiberius Wrote:On windows, most updates don't require a reboot... but some do... and it's pretty much abusive towards that requirement.Quote:As for the flawless part... well... windows 7 works much better than any previous version of windows... And can run for days without any problem... just like a linux machine.
Then come the updates requiring a reboot
The "working much better than previous versions" rule applies to pretty much all of Microsoft products though, and most products in general. There are of course exceptions, but generally speaking functionality improves with each version number.
I'm also aware it can run for days without problems. My point was, can it run for years (as servers have to) without problems of having to restart services / the entire OS at multiple points. My experience would be that it cannot, or at least that when compared to Linux based servers, the downtime is far less with Linux.
But that's windows for work or home computers...
There are windows for servers that work differently... Also windows embedded can work for years without a reboot...
(July 23, 2015 at 2:06 pm)Tiberius Wrote:No, that is also incorrect... you got a DVD with windows 7, not a CD!(July 23, 2015 at 12:55 pm)JuliaL Wrote: So I voted for XP. It is the last OS from Microsoft where I have full CDs are available for re-installs. It is where I got off the treadmill and I don't stay current.
That's just incorrect. When my company bought a copy of Windows 7 a few years back we got a CD with the OS on it. Are you talking about buying a computer from scratch and receiving the OS install CD, because that's not the fault of Microsoft, that's generally the decision of the computer manufacturer (e.g. Dell).
