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| Zouzu Gassinger |
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4/23/2008 4:11:27 AM |
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Hi frns, Okay, many people suspect;
few truly know. In the upcoming release of future Microsoft Operating Systems, "modules"
specifically for the kernel will begin to take shape, but what does this mean for the world?
Well -- for the standard person, it doesn't really mean a whole lot at all. For advanced users, it means that people can customize their Operating System on-the-fly, they will be able to unload/load particular support for specific hardware inside their Operating System. What's this good for? Glad you asked, say I have a Adatap XXXX SCSI HBA and I want to add an additional drive to the system, why I would have to shut it down wouldn't I? EEEEET WRONG. I can plug my drive in, power it up (assuming the power doesn't kill over, surge or whatever -- this will be addressed in furture PSU's as well) Windows will detect my new SCSI drive, if it doesn't I can load the specific module from Microsoft and voila! there goes my support for a new drive on-the-fly. This will also allow me greater control over my CPU, and how many components of the OS are loaded during/before/after start-up. Things like NTLDR are becoming majorly revised as far as Windows 5.1/6.0 are concerned so expect good things.
NOTE: Microsoft is making a very bold initative
to open their Operating System more, with modules and XML content, things are more configurable
on the user-level instead of on the Manufacturer (Microsoft) People who are learned can now ch
ange the way their OS works, feels, acts etc. This will be most noticable with a customizable 3
D user interface (UI) which will soon become known through the "BlackComb"
project. <
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