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Microsoft Windows is a single user operating system where all of the software running on the system is executed with Super-User, or Administrator, privileges. This means that there are no limits to what any software (e.g. Internet Explorer) can do.

Contrast this with real multi-user operating systems (e.g. Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux) where there is a difference between the Super-User (aka root) and normal users. When you are logged in as a normal user, the software that you use, such as your web-browser, runs with YOUR LIMITED PRIVILEGES. This means that you are not able to modify the system software (e.g. install a "virus") because only the Super-User is able to do so. The worst thing that could happen is that your data files, in your home directory, could be affected.
Posted by: Seething Ganglia   Posted on: 07/19/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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And toasting Microsofts reputation. 50 billion can't stop the problems.  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
Old News  RobertoSalazar | 07/19/04
Standard / BORING News on MS Insecurity  michael-t | 07/19/04
But it is getting attentilon, FireFox downloads are at an all time high.  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
It shouldn't take an  michael-t | 07/19/04
Wintel = ignorant masses.  Outside T. Box | 07/20/04
Wintel = ignorant masses  charlesgoff | 07/20/04
A little sensitive aren't we???  DonnieBoy | 07/20/04
So Where's the News ???  Plain Logic | 07/19/04
Agree  CobraA1 | 07/20/04
Time to start using..  szoszon | 07/19/04
What does this have to do with MSFT?  PlatformAgnostic | 07/19/04
Everything!  Seething Ganglia | 07/19/04
You're out of date  wolf_z | 07/20/04
Wrong  Fritz001 | 07/20/04
NTFS allows setting permissions  CobraA1 | 07/20/04
Except XP and W2K can be set up that way  voska | 07/20/04
Sigh  johnnyu | 07/23/04
Do some research.. Windows is flawed by Design(TM)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/20/04
Form and Function  han810p@... | 07/20/04
If what you say is true,  Linux User 147560 | 07/20/04
What a bunch of FUD!  Outside T. Box | 07/20/04
Source of Information  han810p@... | 07/20/04
Not sure how Microsoft's stock is effected  voska | 07/20/04
Mike Nash MS security guru shows he cares  Squawkbox | 07/19/04
"M$hills to Base, M$hills to Base... requesting orders!"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/19/04
Linux Fanatics being recalled to nerd academy  PmAc_z | 07/20/04
Thanks for the prompt reporting... NOT!  BitTwiddler | 07/20/04
Does anyone know what the new "Backdoor.Trojan" is ?  BitTwiddler | 07/20/04
W32.something....  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/20/04
Can you post more info.?  computer_man | 07/20/04
Does anyone know what the new "Backdoor.Trojan" is ?  rperry@... | 07/20/04
So many of them that I've lost count. . .  boomslang_z | 07/20/04
The Issue is not Microsoft  GEM_z | 07/20/04
Good Point  han810p@... | 07/20/04

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