LA_MERC_LaTech
September 9th, 2002, 07:44 PM
Amid news of serious flaws in XP, I have just updated my copy to SP1. My reasoning was greatly influenced by the following information found on ZDTV:
As mentioned earlier in the show, Microsoft released a service pack for Windows XP. It fixes a serious security hole that Microsoft has known about for more than 11 weeks.
The security hole involves Windows XP help. The hole lets anyone put a link on a website that can wipe out certain hard-drive directories.
If, for whatever reason, you don't or can't download the service pack, there is an alternative. There's a file you can rename or delete to fix the security hole. Here are the steps:
Perform a search for a file on your C drive called "uplddrvinfo.htm."
Once you've found the file, delete it or rename it. Doing so will not hinder your ability to use Windows XP.
So, if you have Windows XP (a legal copy, that is), I would suggest installing the update ASAP.
LaTech
As mentioned earlier in the show, Microsoft released a service pack for Windows XP. It fixes a serious security hole that Microsoft has known about for more than 11 weeks.
The security hole involves Windows XP help. The hole lets anyone put a link on a website that can wipe out certain hard-drive directories.
If, for whatever reason, you don't or can't download the service pack, there is an alternative. There's a file you can rename or delete to fix the security hole. Here are the steps:
Perform a search for a file on your C drive called "uplddrvinfo.htm."
Once you've found the file, delete it or rename it. Doing so will not hinder your ability to use Windows XP.
So, if you have Windows XP (a legal copy, that is), I would suggest installing the update ASAP.
LaTech