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Yeah, that one made me laugh too.
"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:1095429932.87PP70sUVLFB0PJooeAjjA@teranews...
> "If Windows worked as it is supposed to, we wouldn't need a firewall,
> too."
>
> Shows how much you know. A firewall is protection against threats coming
> from a network, not Windows.
>
> Ted Zieglar
>
> "Unknown" <thisandthat@hereandthere.oz> wrote in message
> news:2Yx2d.40$Cs.3823@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
>>
>> "DanielEKFA" <sorry.no.em@il.i.get.vira.and.spam> wrote in message
>> news:414a0924$0$196$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>
>>>> "David" <David@invalid.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:WqadnVPl_oD7JdTcRVn-oA@comcast.com...
>>>>
>>>>>It's not just the time factor; it's also the fact that applications
>>>>>resume right where they were when the pc goes into hib. mode. very
>>>>>convenient.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Right up until the moment that you go to make the computer come back to
>>>> life and find the hiberfile is corrupted. At that point it is very
>>>> INconvenient AND you can lose data.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>If you don't find that useful, so be it. Let's not try to convince
>>>>>each other to change our ways. I respect that you prefer a cold start;
>>>>>I prefer to use the hib. feature.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I wont try to make you change your ways. Didn't do it before, wont do
>>>> it now. However, recommending using hibernation is just bad practice.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I disagree. If hibernation works as it's supposed to, there's no reason
>>
>> Yep - and there's the cake taker! "If hibernation works as it's supposed
>> to....". You appear to miss the whole crux - when it doesnt, you cant
>> boot the machine normally, you cant get to a restore prompt normally, you
>> cant get anywhere normally and you can lose data.
>>
>>> whatsoever not to use it in favor of a shutdown/startup sequence.
>>
>> If Windows worked as it is supposed to, we wouldn't need a firewall, too.
>>
>>
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