Windows XP stability

Ha ha. I've just had an experience with my laptop proving once again the stability of Windows XP.

I was viewing the eaglecam just earlier when that dialogue box about so-and-so-application-caused-an-error-and-has-to-quit popped up. This time it was Windows Explorer that caused the error. Yikes! As expected, my taskbar disappeared soon after I clicked on the button on dialogue box not to report the error. If this were Windows 98 or Windows ME, I'd be stuck with my running applications and no taskbar to manage them or let me shut down leaving me with no choice but to turn off the laptop by pressing on the power button. But lo and behold! After a several seconds of suspense during which my wallpaper disappeared as well, the taskbar was restored slowly with Quick Launch...then all the buttons to applications I was running when the crash occurred ... and then my wallpaper!

Even Linux OS running on my PC at work isn't this stable. I believe that crashed about once a month ever since I installed it two years ago. Sigh! Although I'd recommend going open source, at least it's good to see Windows stepping up to the competition. Now only if they could get rid of those viruses and improve on the interface. (Have been drooling over Apple's interfaces!)