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davidnix71:
One more for the list-

With one of the latest updates, M$ now has hard coded backdoors in your dns resolver dll that you can't edit or XP won't boot because the dll is now a protected image file.

Open dnsapi.dll (system32 folder) in notepad and you can see go.microsoft.com and other ip's that override your HOST file settings.

When you open ceratin apps, they call home and check for updates whether you want them to or not. The only way to block them is with a non-winblows external firewall.

Pathos:
* XP home requires you to restart in safe mode and log in as an administrator to change file permissions.

* can't enable user switching and screen locking at the same time.

* Business decisions take priority over security decisions. (default administrative access, administrator password not set on install, programs execute unverified code without double checking).

* Parts of the OS are never upgraded unless there is public outcry.

* Inconsistent gui (eg XP theme vs classic dialogs all over the place).

* You need third party software to hack the damn thing to change its appearance properly.

* Built in flaws to ensure need to upgrade

* poor text only interface

* messy codec handling

* f*cking obtuse registry

* poor driver standards and consistency.

* poor security on initially released products (got to make money before you fix it)

piratePenguin:
+ you can't install the piece of shit to a slave harddrive. I've been trying to install this fucking thing over a number of weeks and it's just TOO FUCKING MUCH!

Refalm:

--- Quote from: davidnix71 ---Open dnsapi.dll (system32 folder) in notepad and you can see go.microsoft.com and other ip's that override your HOST file settings.
--- End quote ---

That's fucked up.
Too bad for Microsoft I've got a NAT box.

127.0.0.1 microsoft.com
in your face!

_LiquidOxygen:
Here's some more.
 
1. often hard to use
2. very prone to viruses
3. compatibility
4. reliability
5. poorly constructed regarding the layout
6. programs that come with it often play up
7. hard to save files
8. irritating sound effects
9. hardware support is a dog
10. software support is just as bad
11. very expensive to use
12. support lasts for a short time.
13. very selfish and uncaring manufacturers
14. very poor graphics which are hard on the eyes
15. very prone to spyware
16. very prone to hackers
17. very toxic to other computers
18. poor at solving drive errors
19. rubbish at maintaining drives (defragmentation)
20. purchase price is a stealth tax
21. some sites only use Windows to run
22. game compatibility is fixed towards that series of OSs!
23. tracks what programs you use
24. tracks what you do on the internet
25. comes with new computers, and you don't get to choose the blasted operating system that comes with it!
26. shows the name "Microsoft" over and over again
27. uses a very bad method to partition hard drives
28. unfriendly user interface which treats the user like an idiot
29. help and support does not solve problems
30. some file types are not recognisable
31. each new system in the series requires a more powerful machine
32. installation and uninstallation is troublesome
33. uninstallation leaves unusable files on your machine
 
:mad:
 
No wonder I hate using it. I will soon quit using it altogether when I get a new computer (although I need it to access the gaming site I play on).
 
Gimme gimme a product that isn't Microsoft.
 
By the way, Refalm, what is a NAT box?

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