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WHY rebooting in necessary.

It's because of the Windows architecture. It is so monolithic that it can't recover from simple application errors. When one thing goes wrong, it is a snow ball effect.

Other OS's do not suffer nearly as bad when something goes wrong. My Linux and Novell operating systems can and do run without reboot. Unless a kernel needs upgrading these OS's can run indefinitely.
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You failed to explain...  bjbrock | 06/28/08
re: You failed to explain  Badgered | 06/30/08
Linux reboots  catseverywhere@... | 06/30/08
Novell uptime  mswift@... | 06/30/08
No! Try again  eb276 | 06/30/08
Two reasons to reboot  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
Is that really a solution or just a workaround?  WinnebagoBoy | 06/28/08
Fragmentation isn't sector cleaning  jgwinner | 06/30/08
Fragmentation isn't sector cleaning. duh.  WinnebagoBoy | 06/30/08
Fragmentation is largely a file system issue.  devlin_X | 07/02/08
You do? I don't.  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 06/28/08
Or.....  James Quinn | 06/30/08
Rules have rounding errors  Anton Philidor | 06/30/08
I'm happy for you  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
He's probably a reasonably common tale.  laura.b | 07/02/08
Not bragging...  User07734 | 07/04/08
RE: Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often  theroyalcountess | 06/28/08
Cause or effect?  Jason Etheridge | 06/28/08
Re: cause or effect  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
Rebooting Windows - NOT  aureolin@... | 06/28/08
RE: Rebooting Windows - Y-NOT  n0neXn0ne | 06/28/08
Nope.  aureolin@... | 06/30/08
So in other words,  bmerc | 06/30/08
Huh?  dkawalec | 07/01/08
Re:Rebooting Windows - Maybe-NOT  n0neXn0ne | 06/28/08
Perhaps you missed the fact this "myth" was written by Bill Gates  stevey_d | 06/30/08
Months? Weeks? That to you is good?  devlin_X | 06/30/08
this news is pure FUD  qmlscycrajg | 06/29/08
Rubbish! My work PC keeps nagging me to reboot it!  Zogg | 06/29/08
I use Windows Vista SP1 which enables HotPatching = No reboots!  qmlscycrajg | 06/29/08
Good for you, but so what?  Zogg | 06/29/08
XP is obsolete (dated 2001). Yet another reason to use Vista!  qmlscycrajg | 06/29/08
Correction: XP will be obsolete TOMORROW.  Zogg | 06/29/08
My car is obsolete!  davidr69 | 06/30/08
Your car is obsolete??  howmek | 06/30/08
XP is not obsolete  zachg@... | 06/30/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 06/29/08
Don't forget the symlinks ...  MisterMiester | 06/30/08
The few vista users I have are begging to revert to XP  invmgr@... | 06/30/08
Bill Gates actually wrote the bit about rebooting. Try reading the article  stevey_d | 06/30/08
Oh?  devlin_X | 06/30/08
RE: Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often  hgh9mrp@... | 06/29/08
Yes!  sir4taye@... | 06/30/08
Drivers are another culprit  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
I disagree  betelgeuse68 | 06/29/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 06/29/08
Don't care  betelgeuse68 | 06/29/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 06/30/08
Weeks without rebooting  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
Program Slowdown...  mrOSX | 06/30/08
Remove Admin  okn916@... | 06/30/08
Thanks betelgeuse68!....  JCitizen | 07/31/08
Explained Indeed!  IrreduciblyComplex | 06/29/08
Sloppy article  riredale | 06/29/08
And you have lots of unpatched vulnerabilities in your system.  Zogg | 06/29/08
Here's a clue...  Wolfie2K3 | 06/30/08
Don't be silly.  Zogg | 06/30/08
And here's the link:  Zogg | 06/30/08
I see the softie brigade of IC's in denial has kicked in  WinnebagoBoy | 06/29/08
Stunned into silence wink  devlin_X | 06/30/08
RE: Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often  jpelak | 06/29/08
Culture of self-criticism  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
Because BillG hates us all!!!  kraterz | 06/29/08
No, he just hates you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/08
RE: Because BillG hates us all!!!!  bfilipiak@... | 06/30/08
dude, your dipstick is showing  WinnebagoBoy | 06/30/08
And yet...  zkiwi | 06/30/08
That's not so suspicious.  Zogg | 06/30/08
Come on...  zkiwi | 06/30/08
That's splitting hairs.  Zogg | 06/30/08
Technically...  Anton Philidor | 06/30/08
9.0!  DesD | 06/30/08
RE: That's splitting hairs.  devlin_X | 06/30/08
Except that the distinction is irrelevant here.  Zogg | 07/01/08
Zogg is probably right  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
Ed...have you read the e-mail?  devlin_X | 07/01/08
Yes I agree  kcredden2 | 06/30/08
Just the tip of a whopping iceberg  Ole Man | 06/30/08
RE: Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often  eb276 | 06/30/08
RE: Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often  mwcasse | 06/30/08
Reboot? Not in the last month or two.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/08
Sign me up  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
The dirty secret is...  Jeremy W | 06/30/08
Reboot due to bad drivers  jgwinner | 06/30/08
You should be able to manage rogue applications.  Zogg | 06/30/08
Are you still on Windows 98?  butler360 | 06/30/08
Baloney.  GrizzledGeezer | 06/30/08
Win2K was more stable  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/01/08
On the line at Novell  Uncle Caleb | 06/30/08
RE: Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often  daboogiemansass@... | 06/30/08
Gate's full E-mail! Shooting all deranged M$ lovers in foot  sir4taye@... | 06/30/08
About Re-Booting  StPatrick56 | 07/02/08
Convenience, wear and tear  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/03/08
Thank You Kindly, Ed!  StPatrick56 | 07/03/08
Protection from lightning  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 07/07/08
Lightning  StPatrick56 | 07/08/08

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