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Hacker, Microsoft duke it out over Vista design flaw
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| 13 February 2007
| Ryan Naraine
Posted on 02/14/2007 6:57:16 AM PST by ShadowAce
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posted on
02/14/2007 6:57:19 AM PST
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ShadowAce
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
02/14/2007 6:57:34 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
Gee a windows security flaw...
imagine that.
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posted on
02/14/2007 6:59:07 AM PST
by
Leatherneck_MT
(In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
To: Leatherneck_MT
We are back to a patch a day club.
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:01:14 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(If no one buys illegal drugs, we win the war on drugs)
To: ShadowAce
I think that PC/Mac commercial with the "security guard" just about says it all. Now, of course, you can't buy a new laptop with Vista pre-installed. Any suggestions from my fellow Freepers out there? I was going to buy a notebook computer with my tax refund and it looks like they all come preloaded with Vista.
Except for Macs, of course -- can I get some guidance? Mac or PC?
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:01:34 AM PST
by
Right Cal Gal
(I wouldn't believe liberals if their tongues came notarized!)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:02:15 AM PST
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:04:28 AM PST
by
jws3sticks
(Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
To: ShadowAce
Russinovich pegged it as a tradeoff between application compatibility Backwards compatibility will be Microsoft's Achilles heel until they pull an Apple and just re-do the whole OS.
To: Right Cal Gal
can I get some guidance? Mac or PC?
This is a question I'm interested in as well.
To: Right Cal Gal
It's possible to buy a notebook with an OS. When ordering (no matter what the web site says), order by phone, talking to a real person. Insist on a notebook without an OS. If they refuse, go somewhere else.
That's how I bought this laptop. I even got a lower price since I wasn't buying Windows. They took that amount off my final purchase price.
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:05:42 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Right Cal Gal
Except for Macs, of course -- can I get some guidance? Mac or PC? A MacBook/Pro and a copy of XP will do it for you. Watch out though, as people tend to find themselves using XP less and less with such a setup.
To: ShadowAce
Interesting to me, in this article, is the portrayal of Russinovich as a sort of MS lackey with the quote "Russinovich's explanation is an admission of sorts that the default configuration of UAC puts the user at risk of a sophisticated code execution attack", which is an interesting switch. MS bought him out because he's so good at finding flaws in Windows and other programs.Most FReepers will remember him as the hacker who discovered Sony's rootkit games a while back. Now, he's apparently "The Man".
To: ShadowAce
s/buy a notebook with an OS/buy a notebook without an OS/
Sorry for the typo.
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02/14/2007 7:06:59 AM PST
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ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Psycho_Bunny
Most FReepers will remember him as the hacker who discovered Sony's rootkit games a while back. Now, he's apparently "The Man". I remember him as the guy who figured out that the difference between NT server and workstation was just a couple of values in the registry.
To be fair to Russinovich, he's just a security guy. It's not his fault that the architects came up with this screwy design before he was even employed by Microsoft.
To: freedomfiter2
can I get some guidance? Mac or PC? This is a question I'm interested in as well. Here's everything you need to know:
http://www.apple.com/getamac/
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:23:39 AM PST
by
doc11355
To: ShadowAce
Hot cha cha cha! I'd like to provide some security to Rutkowska!
To: nnn0jeh
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posted on
02/14/2007 7:50:41 AM PST
by
kalee
(No burka for me....EVER!)
To: Right Cal Gal
XP has been pulled from retail stores so I've been told. However if you hurry, you can still buy it online, as I did so I can install it with my new computer instead of Vista.
NewEgg OS Software
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posted on
02/14/2007 8:02:15 AM PST
by
CedarDave
(The "Mark Levin Show" live feed has the best bumper music on the net. Listen tonight!)
To: freedomfiter2
Buy a Mac a copy of Parallel and load any other OS (XP,VISTA, Linux, etc.) along with the Mac's and switch seamlessly. This is the best of both worlds.
To: A Strict Constructionist
Buy a Mac a copy of Parallel and load any other OS (XP,VISTA, Linux, etc.) along with the Mac's and switch seamlessly. This is the best of both worlds.
Could I just use the Mac's OS or do I need both to transfer info?
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