Service Pack 1 sighted

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 10:16 am

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?

onelegdis · Post by **onelegdis** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:38 pm

SP1 (with key mod) installed. No problems so far.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 12:11 pm

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

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 8:59 am

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]

Post by **Derek** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 9:12 am

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.

RRLedford · Post by **RRLedford** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 10:22 pm

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!

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 7:21 am

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

g0fvt · Post by **g0fvt** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:25 pm

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!

Post by **Derek** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 8:42 am

g0fvt wrote:Surprisingly they spell out exactly how to do it!

I was thinking the same thing

harker · Post by **harker** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 5:54 pm

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

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 7:42 am

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.....

Post by **Derek** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 9:38 am

Just installed SP1 (I know, it took me a while), and everything is working great.

Post by **Derek** » Fri Oct 11, 2002 11:30 am

harker wrote: 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?

Post by **Derek** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 9:17 pm

atv2k wrote:
harker wrote: 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!

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 7:15 pm

xpsp1.zip

Post by **Derek** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 3:31 pm

Service Pack 2 is out:

http://www.bp6.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=2381

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