And god help the poor guy who doesn't know how to turn it off!
Or worse yet doesn't know that it should be turned off!
"J.P. Kleinhaus" wrote:
> XP does most certainly NOT require you to have or
> sign up for a MS Passport nor does it do it for you.
>
> The UPNP vulnerability affects all flavors of Windows,
> it just happens that XP and ME have it turned on by default.
> that component can be installed in Win98 and Win2k as well.
>
> Facts, people, facts :)
>
> J.P. W2XX
>
> I've been using it for months now...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Allen" <jallen@vhfcom.com>
> To: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@starlinx.com>;
> <ct-user@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 2:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
>
> > Happy New Year Steve and all -
> > I am not very well informed on the details (since I have no plans to use
> > XP), but I can name some very significant issues without doing any
> > research -
> >
> > Here are two referenced in this article, a google search for
> > "windows XP" FBI Security
> > will find many more articles etc.
> >
> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8287567.html?tag=mn_hd
> >
> > Another one, that I think is now fixed was the Passport issue where MS
> left
> > a hole that would allow hackers to access all the credit card numbers
> stored
> > in the Pass port system. (My understanding is that XP REQUIRES users to
> > sign up for Passport or automatically does it for you.
> >
> > Google search:
> > microsoft "windows xp" passport security
> >
> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7764433.html?tag=mn_hd
> >
> > http://alive.znep.com/~marcs/passport/
> >
> > 73, and good contesting, John K1AE
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ct-user-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:ct-user-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Steve Baron - KB3MM
> > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 4:14 PM
> > > To: John Allen; ct-user@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > >
> > >
> > > Why not post some of the security issues ? Might help people.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Allen" <jallen@vhfcom.com>
> > > To: <ct-user@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 20:23
> > > Subject: RE: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > >
> > >
> > > > A piece of Advice - AVOID windows XP. Use Windows 2000 (AKA NT
> version
> > > 5).
> > > > Or, use Windows 98 SE (Second Edition).
> > > >
> > > > Why? - the reasons are too many and complex to enumerate, but
> > > XP does make
> > > > Microsoft
> > > > "Big Brother" and has well known security issues.
> > > >
> > > > John Allen K1AE, Windows NT user since Version 3.1 (Not at
> > > home! I worked
> > > > for a workstation/server manufacturer that built NT only
> > > systems. (I did
> > > > switch to NT at home as of V3.5).
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: ct-user-admin@contesting.com
> > > > > [mailto:ct-user-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of J.P. Kleinhaus
> > > > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:17 PM
> > > > > To: Michael Walker; ct-user@contesting.com
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > OK, well the fact is the kernels are identical between
> > > > > XP (home) and XP-Pro. With this release, Microsoft
> > > > > killed the old Win9x/ME kernel completely. There are
> > > > > some different registry settings with regards to being
> > > > > able to exist in a domain environment (XP Home can't)
> > > > > and some other differences in the code as well, but I
> > > > > don't think they have anything to do with accessing hardware.
> > > > > Yes, that was the case with NT in the past (NT4, Win2K)
> > > > > and might be the same with XP...but the flavor of XP
> > > > > isn't going to make a difference.
> > > > >
> > > > > J.P. W2XX
> > > > >
> > > > > PS. I'm in the industry as well, being the IT Director
> > > > > for a financial services software company.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Michael Walker" <mike.walker@rogers.com>
> > > > > To: "J.P. Kleinhaus" <w2xx@cloud9.net>; <ct-user@contesting.com>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:09 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I didn't actually read it, so it is part assumption on my
> > > > > behalf. I'm not
> > > > > > sure if the kernels are exactly the same. Might call for
> additional
> > > > > > research.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But, I work in the industry and it has been discussed around our
> > > office.
> > > > > We
> > > > > > feel that the trend is XP Pro is NT based, and XP Home is not.
> :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I could be wrong, but this is the area that I would work in. I do
> > > know
> > > > > that
> > > > > > WriteLog will not support CW on LPT? if it is running on XP Pro.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers... Mike VA3MW
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "J.P. Kleinhaus" <w2xx@cloud9.net>
> > > > > > To: "Michael Walker" <mike.walker@rogers.com>;
> > > <ct-user@contesting.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 1:53 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Curious about that since they both use the same (NT)
> > > > > > > kernel. Where did you read this?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > J.P. W2XX
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Michael Walker" <mike.walker@rogers.com>
> > > > > > > To: "Carl Herrera" <herrecm@itis.net>; "ct-user"
> > > > > <ct-user@contesting.com>
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:28 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Carl
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Did you install XP or XP Pro?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In XP Pro, the OS limits access to the hardware registers.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Mike
> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > From: "Carl Herrera" <herrecm@itis.net>
> > > > > > > > To: "ct-user" <ct-user@contesting.com>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 3:13 PM
> > > > > > > > Subject: [ct-user] CTWin / XP Question
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I just installed Windows XP and pretty much have
> > > > > everything working
> > > > > > (all
> > > > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > > programs) except for the CW via LPT1 on CTWin. This
> > > works with
> > > my
> > > > > > > normal
> > > > > > > > > logging program, Win-EQF but not with CTWin.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any info on this?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 73 & Happy New Year.
> > > > > > > > > Carl, WC4H
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
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