Re:Visual design (Score 1)

But why is it possible to set Windows so that it crashes due to 'incorrect settings'? Why is it possible to write drivers that crash the OS? 2K was infinitely more stable in this regard and Microkernel-based OSs are immune from such driver-based problems. I agree that Windows has improved immeasurably, but I also think that its wrong to blame users for incorrect settings or driver developers for dodgy code. The OS design should anticipate such abuses and do as much as possible to combat them. I think that XP was a big step backwards from 2K in terms of stability (mainly because of the driver problem), but I hear that 2K3 server is super-stable, so good news.