Amazing Andrew
Feb 17 2007, 04:03 PM
Does anyone know if Vista uses the NT kernel or if they wrote an entirely new one?
Mr Alpha
Feb 17 2007, 04:48 PM
It uses the NT kernel. NT 6.0 it has been referred to.
Amazing Andrew
Feb 18 2007, 03:23 AM
Phut! You'd think they'd have had plenty of time to write a new kernal...
Thanks for the info!
Mr Alpha
Feb 18 2007, 04:49 AM
Writing a new kernel is hardly something you want to do. They did rewrite the networking stack, with the result that bug which were fixed back in Windows 95 popped up again.
usasma
Feb 18 2007, 07:54 AM
The kernel has had some changes made to it. The most annoying change is that the durned thing will insist on scanning and fixing your flash drive if you've used it in an XP system.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/vista/kernel-en.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetma...el/default.aspx
DJBPace07
Feb 18 2007, 06:52 PM
Microsoft is probably writing a new kernel for an OS. It just won't be out for a long time.
RandomUser
Feb 23 2007, 02:09 AM
By definition. The current OS is a Upgraded Kernel, which one could argue is new. Microsoft is currently working on a number of small projects Built around the micro-kernel, "Singularity". Search for that on Google and or Altavista.
uhaligani
Feb 23 2007, 04:36 AM
If you are REALLY curious, heres the whole (authorative) works from the Technet magazine:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetma...el/default.aspx