Windows 7 Security

http://go.tagjag.com/7 - I took several live calls earlier tonight to talk to people in the community about Windows 7. I wanted to get their honest reactions - find out what they love and hate. One of the calls was with my assistant, Kat. She's been a Microsoft MVP in the area of Windows Security for over four years now, and has been considered an Expert in the malware removal community for about seven years. We talked a bit about the security side of Windows 7, and her take on the new operating system in general. http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://chris.pirillo.com

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[fernank017]

look at it this way, If i buy a pc that is the SAME price as a mac, chances are that the PC is gonna have better specs than the mac itself would have. Which would in turn, enhance your windows experiance. Any PC over $800 is better than a $1,200+ mac. The thing is, you get what you pay for.

[TheUberDeity]

@RacingRocks12

My last BSOD was back in 2003, thanks for a faulty RAM module that I was able to swap out in 30 minutes. Macboys don't understand that BSODs are there for a reason. That's why IT professionals DESPISE Macs, because of their ambiguous error messages that don't give proper information on how to diagnose what's wrong. 3/4 of the time, a fresh re-installation of OSX is necessary.

[Kerns0Phoegon]

@2fast4all

you wouldn't want to, but ...  grats. I guess.

[2fast4all]

I can get 7 running on something as slow as an AMD Athlon 800MHZ 768mb of ram, geforce 4....

[rgregoryoa]

Notice it looked like he has windows xp installed on the iMac. But he might just have it on a virtual machine

[rgregoryoa]

Notice it lookd like he has windows xp installed on the iMac. But he might just have it on a virtual machine

[MrGizmo757]

When i installed Win 7 i would get BSOD's When inserting a disk into the optical drive. it was a pretty dumb crash. Now i have a new computer With Linux and Linux is having problems with My Blu-Ray drive Bringing down the system. Crazy!

[infoheaps]

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[RogueAutomotive]

I have a good time laughing at Windows 7. Its faster, more secure but the UI is terrible, tacky and very restrictive! I've never had issues with Windows Vista, no more than I had when using 7

[Microtardz]

@GodlessFurry True indeed. Theres actually a work around the root terminal access issue, that is of course as long as you're remote accessing via, router, however of course, router security is typically tight enough that as long as you're not pissing off droves of elite hackers, you'll probably never face the issue.

Any other work around is typically too much hassle for an OS that isn't even 10% of the market.

Unless of course you're targeting a single individual.

[GodlessFurry]

@Microtardz

None the less it still has malware. None the less there are no systems that are 100% secure