From: the wharf rat on
In article <hl26bc$nts$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:
>
>Really? Tell us how rootkits really works then.
>

A rootkit is a collection of software that you install after "rooting"
a system - gaining root or administrator access. It's purpose is to hide
the compromise from the real administrators. A rootkit doesn't grant access.

>Nope, I don't think so. As a 400MHz Celeron is the lowest that you can
>go to get decent DVD playback from all I know under Windows. My

I don't have anything nearly that old to test on. I have a couple
of Dell CS400s but they don't even have a cd drive never mind a dvd...

>


From: Bud on
On 2010-02-11, BillW50 wrote:
>
> So to stop a rootkit, no user can use root level access. Well sounds
> good on paper, but you can't install any applications or anything
> without root access control.

You don't have to be on line to the Internet now does it?

> I use an old Toshiba 2595XDVD ('99 era) running Windows 98 with a 400MHz
> Celeron with only 64GB of RAM to watch DVD movies on. Can Xine do this
> on the same machine?

Of course, with Linux on 200 MHZ AMD 90s era.
--
Bud
From: TJ on
>
> I use an old Toshiba 2595XDVD ('99 era) running Windows 98 with a 400MHz
> Celeron with only 64GB of RAM to watch DVD movies on. Can Xine do this
> on the same machine?
>

wow u have problems with a 64GB of RAM computer playing dvds? :-D