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Service Pack 1 sighted

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Grab it here:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... en_x86.exe

Some good comments here:

http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments. ... 44&Group=1

I'm 11% in on dial-up <snore>. I'll post here to let you know how it goes. Comments?
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SP1 (with key mod) installed. No problems so far.
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No big difference here either way - I reckon they're just cracking down on the leaked corporate keys. I suppose security fixes are a good idea, though.

Just out of interest - Windows XP Serial Key Changer: http://www2.tweaktown.com/files/xpsp1.zip

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Post by InactiveX »

There is a *massive* security flaw in WindowsXP.

http://www.surasoft.com/forum
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27074.html

It is essential IMO to install SP1. This vulnerability is soooooo easy to exploit.

[InactiveX thinks of "Trustworthy Computing" and ROFLHAO]
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InactiveX wrote:There is a *massive* security flaw in WindowsXP.

http://www.surasoft.com/forum
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27074.html

It is essential IMO to install SP1. This vulnerability is soooooo easy to exploit.

[InactiveX thinks of "Trustworthy Computing and ROFLHAO]
Holy cow! That is not cool at all!

This is front-page stuff.
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To fix this hole in WinXP with 30k download from Gibson Research Corp:

http://grc.com/xpdite/xpdite.htm

Lots of other good stuff there too!
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Post by InactiveX »

Ahh, that's much more like it.

Thanks, you reminded me to check ShieldsUp! on my BeOS installation.

On another note, what does everyone think about MS's "Security Through Obscurity" strategy for dealing with vulnerabilities?

I'm going to start another thread on this if anyone has any views - http://www.bp6.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1095
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I have installed SP1 on both my overclocked BP6 and my VP6, also on a single CPU Athlon. No problems so far, a lot of files seem to be amended but nothing has radically changed. The vulnerability is detailed very well on the Register site, surprisingly they spell out exactly how to do it!
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Re: XP Professional and SP1

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g0fvt wrote:Surprisingly they spell out exactly how to do it!
I was thinking the same thing :shock:
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:o All my attachments received in outlook express are greyed out. When I open the email ( in its own window it lists the attachment at the top and says the attached file has been removed and is inaccessible as it could contain a virus. Bottom line is I can't open or save attachments anymore, unless I forward and then double click the attachment, ever since I loaded SP1. I can't vigure out any options to change etc.....anyone see this or can help.

Thanks
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Another long-known-about problem fixed by SP1

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/27181.html

This one took even longer for MS to fix. Tchok.....
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Just installed SP1 (I know, it took me a while), and everything is working great.
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harker wrote::o All my attachments received in outlook express are greyed out. When I open the email ( in its own window it lists the attachment at the top and says the attached file has been removed and is inaccessible as it could contain a virus. Bottom line is I can't open or save attachments anymore, unless I forward and then double click the attachment, ever since I loaded SP1. I can't vigure out any options to change etc.....anyone see this or can help.

Thanks
All attachments, or *.exe attachments?
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atv2k wrote:
harker wrote::o All my attachments received in outlook express are greyed out. When I open the email ( in its own window it lists the attachment at the top and says the attached file has been removed and is inaccessible as it could contain a virus. Bottom line is I can't open or save attachments anymore, unless I forward and then double click the attachment, ever since I loaded SP1. I can't vigure out any options to change etc.....anyone see this or can help.

Thanks
For security's sake, XP SP1 seems to freak out about virus attachments... so it closes all the ways (well, almost ;-) ) they could attack your system, including your regular .doc and .jpg format files.

To receive your attchments, simply change an option in your Outlook Express:

Outlook Express > Tools > Options > Security

and erase the mark in the case "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opended that could potentially be a virus". It will work fine then
That was super helpful... Thanks!
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