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Message-ID: <200406211912.i5LJCm7m019152@pop-7.dnv.wideopenwest.com>
From: mvp at joeware.net (joe)
Subject: M$ - so what should they do?

Ah see now I agree with both of these.  Good points.

For the first one, what do you propose as an answer? Obviously going to a
bunch of separate text files you have to configure gets away from that
single point of failure of a single registry but adds all sorts of
management issues and having to chase all over to gather info about what is
on your machine. What is the right answer to this one?

The second one, I concur completely, get the App stuff out of the Windows
folders. 

  joe

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Schaefer
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 12:50 PM
To: William Warren
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] M$ - so what should they do?

Well, lets see, moving away from the Registry (single point of failure)
would be a good step.

Separating the operating system from programs would be great, I don't like
the fact that everything and it's brother thinks it can or should dump files
into the system directory.

What else is flawed? What other changes should be made?

William Warren wrote:

> redeisgn their products..the basic windows design is flawed and needs 
> reworking for one thing..:)
>
> Michael Schaefer wrote:
>
>> What would you suggest Microsoft do to improve ?
>

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