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---Regardless, this thread started talking about how Windows was fundamentally flawed with bad design because all users had to run as admin.---

Really? Where did you see that? I went back to the start of this thread and all I saw was:

"In windows, you usually run as root."

Jump to unwarranted conclusions much?
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 11/23/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Mr. Butts is correct  PA-ITGuy | 11/24/04
Better design?  NonZealot | 11/23/04
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Consider yourself challenged  NonZealot | 11/23/04
Re: Consider yourself challenged  richdave | 11/23/04
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wolf  Martin Marvinski | 11/24/04
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RE: Good glad we could agree  Linux User 147560 | 11/24/04
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