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by xyzzy on Thu Jun 23, 2005 at 05:29:29 PM PDT

The reason it is called an 'Operating System' is that it is the software responsible for operating the computer. If it is corrupted, the OS should be able to detect this and get the enviornment back to a known-good state. A fundamental problem with Windows is that there is nothing that 'owns' the enviornment that can make this determination, and manage the repair process. Windows should be able to pop up a message saying 'There is a problem with your enviorment. Please insert the "Windows Utility CD" and run WindowsRepair.EXE'; this would find the corrupted DLLs, registry settings, and the like, repair them, and get the user back up and running. I realize this is a pipe dream (we don't even get the OS on a CD anymore), but I don't think its too much to ask that an Operating System be able to actually operate the computer.

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