Windows and removable or remote media
We’ve come a long way in the history of Windows since Windows 95 and despite the hostility of a huge number towards Vista, there has been remarkable improvements and innovations made. However, beneath the fresh coat of paint, some of the old cracks in the wall are still occasionally visible. I was reminded, just not too many minutes ago, that Windows Vista is not all that different from Windows 95. What on earth am I talking about?
Thirteen years into the evolution of Windows, attempting to access a damaged/dirty CD still has the chance to bring down the entire explorer.exe process. The same can happen when trying to access a network resource over Explorer that has an unstable link or loses connectivity halfway. It has been thirteen years, THIRTEEN YEARS for crying out loud! Why can’t we handle I/O errors gracefully?
To give Microsoft some credit, at least we are no longer thrown a blue screen when the floppy drive is inaccessible.
