Inside "MinWin:" the Windows 7 kernel slims down
November 18th, 2009
Inside "MinWin:" the Windows 7 kernel slims down
As Windows 2000 was being developed in the second half of
the 1990s, Microsoft was firmly focused on building in as much functionality
as possible, in a play to push Novell Netware aside and establish Windows NT as
the operating system for the business world. When NT was released to manufacturing
ten years ago, it was well-received by reviewers, businesses, and enthusiasts
alike, and for much of the decade the OS has been considered by some to be the
pinnacle of Windows releases. Its headline business features—Active
Directory, Group Policy, Internet Information Services, Management Console,
Windows Management Instrumentation—have become industry standards. But most
importantly, Windows NT served as the technological basis for what can fairly be
described as the most successful and well-known software product of all time:
Windows XP.
But there’s always been a dirty little secret hiding underneath
that iconic field of green grass. From an engineering and security standpoint,
the foundation of Windows 2000 and Windows XP is absolutely horrible.
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Tags: 1990s, Active Directory, Business World, Enthusiasts, Green Grass, Information Services Management, Internet Information Services, Novell, Novell Netware, operating system, Pinnacle, Reviewers, Second Half, Security Standpoint, Software Product, Technological Basis, Time Windows, Windows 2000, Windows Kernel, Windows Management Instrumentation