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		jrabone on April 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Liberation fonts causing Windows 7 SP1 to BSOD A browser's Javascript VM typically doesn't run in ring 0, unless you've got it badly wrong.

derleth on April 1, 2013 [–]

> A browser's Javascript VM typically doesn't run in ring 0, unless you've got it badly wrong.

MSIE is an integral part of Windows. Microsoft has always said so.

chris_wot on April 5, 2013 | [–]

Not every part of Windows runs in ring 0.

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