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A comment on Windows 95 defenses against installers that overwrite a file with an older one.

Re:Windows 95 defenses against installers that overwrite a f... by intensifier on Thursday April 02, 2026 @10:06AM (#47614687)
This existed until Windows XP but with different name and behavior. Only from Vista, they added permissions to restrict user and third party programs to modify system files easily.
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