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 May 25 2006, 05:19 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 22-May 06 From: India Member No.: 13,593  |
Microsoft Windows XP logon script has (had) a fatal bug in it- When you see the new (funky) Windows XP Logon screen, it shows all the available users. 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice so that the formal (earlier Windows) logon dialog box pops up. 2. Then, select Administrator as the username and enter Any password greater than 32 chracters in the password field. 3. Windows will give you a buffer overflow error. Click OK or Cancel and you're looged-in as administrator!!! Well, this exploit was corrected my Microsoft in SP1 and SP2. Three cheers! -Omkar Ekbote P.S.:Would anyone have the original copy of Windows XP without the Service Packs and really try this out? |
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May 28 2006, 12:22 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 16-February 06 From: Egypt Member No.: 11,326 |
Belive me, Microsoft never learn of or admit thier mistakes, they will say that it's the user mistake always, but you know, i really think they are right, it's the user mistake to pay for a platform that causes him a lot of errors and troubles
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May 28 2006, 04:35 AM
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Colonel Panic  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,634 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
lol, rightly said XIII, I too believe your theory. It's the user's ignorance that provides Microsoft with money. If people don't have the ignorance that they do now, I don't think Microsoft is still standing where they are now.
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Dec 15 2006, 11:03 AM
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Living at the Datacenter  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 696 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Australia Member No.: 14,219 |
i have heard of that happening on a friends computer a long while ago! i have never personally seen it, but it would be an interesting thing to see!!
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Dec 16 2006, 08:08 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 4-September 04 Member No.: 228 |
Sounds like an urban legend... I can't believe even Microsoft could make a screw up like this.
But what comes to Vista... Well they've talked about paying attention to security with it but that doesn't mean that it won't still leak. And even if there isn't as much security issues as WinXP, there will be error no doubt and for sure you'll be getting your service packs. It remains interesting too how much the service packs mess up this time 
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Dec 16 2006, 11:30 PM
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Member [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 9-November 06 Member No.: 17,133 |
I agree with XIII, microsoft will never admit this kind of security issues if they can. Anyway they may be working harder in security for Windows Vista.
In some way Windows has so many security leaks becouse there are many people trying to find them out. If nobody tryes to find bugs they will never be known... |
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Dec 17 2006, 07:29 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Fun.NiranVv.Com Member No.: 15,325 |
QUOTE(XIII @ May 28 2006, 05:52 AM)  Belive me, Microsoft never learn of or admit thier mistakes, they will say that it's the user mistake always, but you know, i really think they are right, it's the user mistake to pay for a platform that causes him a lot of errors and troubles You are right dude!  I like to share one joke related to this Microsoft, with u all! Its not a simple joke.. some facts behind that!  Read below: QUOTE A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it. "I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer !!!!" Notice from WeaponX:
Niru, since this is not your original words, please quote them. There are lots of references to this in other sites as well...
This post has been edited by WeaponX: Feb 9 2007, 12:28 AM |
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Feb 8 2007, 11:03 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 19-September 06 From: naracoorte sa Member No.: 16,025 |
LLLLOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats the most sense iv heard today, is it alright if i steal that joke cus its the funnyzorz! Where u find it? |
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Feb 20 2007, 12:25 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 13-February 07 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 20,392 |
nice joke Niru
 A little note for the people at the technical support of Microsoft: 1) It's always the users fault 2) If there is an unexplainable error... look at number 1 3) If there is an (fatal) bug in the system... the user probable did something wrong (remember point 1?) 4) If we DO make a patch... we make it in a way that an other problem will arise (so it will look like the user made a mistake)
This post has been edited by Netwalker: Feb 20 2007, 12:25 PM |
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Feb 20 2007, 03:31 PM
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Member [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 14-June 05 Member No.: 6,220 |
In most cases with errors. If the software isn't working properly, blame the hardware. And if the hardware isn't working properly, blame the software.
With M$, its blame the user. |
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