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Old 01-17-2009, 01:22 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by agentsmoth View Post
Microsoft have been criticised for years for valuing backwards compatibility over security. Now they've made it hard for applications which violate guidelines (which have been in place for a long time) to run without either the UAC prompt appearing, or, in the case of the x64 OS versions, without the drivers (which, after all, are code running with the highest privileges) being signed. This gives increased stability and security, at a cost. You pay your money and you make your choice....
Yeah and the choice is not to support the OS.
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