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Originally Posted by RawAlex
Incorrect. While there are some similarities, the entire structure is different, the exposed API is different,and most importantly, many of the security holes and weaknesses have been removed.
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There are many new API functions, but the basic core is the same. So it's still a same NT-like system, but not a new one.
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Originally Posted by RawAlex
Remember, windows 3.1 was just ms-dos with a nice graphic display.
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Wrong again. Win3.1 was a full-featured 16-bit operating system which was working 16-bit protected mode (i80286 PM memory model).
I'll just try to show you this on example. MS-DOS is intended to run 16-bit MZ-executables. Windows 3.xx was intended to run 16-bit NE executables. Windows 32/64-bit (95/NT etc) systems are intended to run 32/64-bit PE executables.
There is a big difference between MZ, NE and PE file formats. So you can guess what was a difference between MS-DOS, Win16 and Win32 systems. They were really different operating systems with different executable file formats and intended for different CPU modes (16-bit RM, 16-bit PM, 16/32-bit PM).
As about Vista. It still uses the same PE (32/64-bit) file format which was developed for the NT series (the first system able to run it was Windows NT 3.1)
Sorry for the tech. terms but it was my primary work within the years before I came into the adult industry
