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    Just wondering, what changes, if any have been made to the OS kernel?
    Is it still explorer.exe? Is the browser still highly integrated? Has
    it had any security improvements? Thanks

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    capitan
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    capitan wrote:
    > Just wondering, what changes, if any have been made to the OS kernel? Is
    > it still explorer.exe? Is the browser still highly integrated? Has it
    > had any security improvements? Thanks
    >
    Nice overview here:
    [url]http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1931945,00.asp[/url]
    Mike Williams Guest

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    Default Re: Kernel

    Kernel Enhancements for Windows Vista
    [url]http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/vista/kernel-en.mspx[/url]

    Major Kernel Overhaul
    [url]http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1931914,00.asp[/url]

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    "capitan" wrote:

    | Just wondering, what changes, if any have been made to the OS kernel?
    | Is it still explorer.exe? Is the browser still highly integrated? Has
    | it had any security improvements? Thanks
    |
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    | capitan

    Carey Frisch [MVP] Guest

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    Default Re: Kernel

    Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
    > Kernel Enhancements for Windows Vista
    > [url]http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/vista/kernel-en.mspx[/url]
    >
    > Major Kernel Overhaul
    > [url]http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1931914,00.asp[/url]
    >
    Thanks Carey and Mike! I'll have a look.

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    capitan
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    Default Re: Kernel

    I suggest you spend some time at wikipedia.org. You don't know what "OS kernel" means.

    "capitan" <c@pi.tan> wrote in message news:OCeZh0fTGHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > Just wondering, what changes, if any have been made to the OS kernel?
    > Is it still explorer.exe? Is the browser still highly integrated? Has
    > it had any security improvements? Thanks
    >
    > --
    > capitan

    Eric Gisin Guest

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    I've been trying to rename mine to "colonel32.exe" :o)

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    "Eric Gisin" <ericgisin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:O2sHPQhTGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    >I suggest you spend some time at wikipedia.org. You don't know what "OS
    >kernel" means.
    >
    > "capitan" <c@pi.tan> wrote in message
    > news:OCeZh0fTGHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    >> Just wondering, what changes, if any have been made to the OS kernel?
    >> Is it still explorer.exe? Is the browser still highly integrated? Has
    >> it had any security improvements? Thanks
    >>
    >> --
    >> capitan
    >
    >

    Zack Whittaker \(R2 Mentor\) Guest

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    Default Re: Kernel

    Eric Gisin wrote:
    > I suggest you spend some time at wikipedia.org. You don't know what "OS kernel" means.
    >
    > "capitan" <c@pi.tan> wrote in message news:OCeZh0fTGHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    >> Just wondering, what changes, if any have been made to the OS kernel?
    >> Is it still explorer.exe? Is the browser still highly integrated? Has
    >> it had any security improvements? Thanks
    >>
    >> --
    >> capitan
    >
    >
    What makes you say that?

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