Broken Windows?

Windows is based on a 1970’s technology called DOS. The current platform has inherited some awkward 1970’s foundations. Microsoft have done well with technical patches to keep it running, but having such an old platform has left a number of  security ‘holes’ which let in viruses. Additionally, much of this ‘legacy’ technology has also made the Windows interface a little less than intuitive for many users.

Amongst its many idiosyncrasies, up to the last version of Windows, it required you to click on a button labelled ‘Start’ in order to switch your machine off. Unfortunately, the genius who dreamt up that piece of interface design, also developed the rest of the system that still runs today. 

This is one reason why many find computers so counter-intuitive. They have been designed by people who have to apply machine logic to their work. What they were thinking was “Let’s ‘Start’ a process called ‘Shutdown’.” However, what we think is “Where’s the ‘Off’ button?”

Windows is the operating system for Microsoft personal computers. If you have a PC made by anyone other than Apple, it will probably we a Windows computer. There are a range of Windows versions out there. The most recent is Vista, which has been roundly deemed a failure since its launch in 2006. The system has a number of little faults, or ‘bugs’, which can cause problems of all styles and types. Because of this many are still using its forerunner, Windows XP. This was considered to be a very stable platform and indeed it is. There are other version of Windows going through NT, Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. If you are running anything olde than Windows XP you really need to upgrade either the operating system o the computer. Call me 0n 07017 343434 if you need any help with this.

All these bugs in Windows tends to make it susceptible to viruses and other problems once running on a machine. If you can steer clear of these with virus protection and properly installed and credible software, you should find that, with a few little tricks and tips, Windows will behave itself and give you trouble free mastery of your machine.