Microsoft Warns of Critical Windows' Flaw (Windows users alert)

Reuters ^ | Tue February 10, 2004 04:09 PM ET | By Reed Stevenson and Elinor Mills Abreu

[Terry Mross]

Where can you go to get a free firewall?

[Terry Mross]

I have XP. How do I turn on the built in firewall?

[gdyniawitawa]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=building+firewall

[gdyniawitawa]

Go to www.microsoft.com/technet

[js1138]

I'm at home using Win2000 right now, but I did thi operation on an XP machine just this afternoon. Unforunately my method is to open network connections and browse all the options. i can't remember the path. I suspect if you wenbt to help and browsed around you'd find it. It's a one click operation when you get to the right menu.

[Freedom4US]

Does this mean I shouldn't upgrade from Win 3.1??

[scab4faa]

http://www-edlab.cs.umass.edu/~ahelblin/misc/mac.html


Why not to buy a mac.. Great video

[Bush2000]

Bush, you were the one claiming "nobody" ...

You knew damn well that "nobody" wasn't to be taken literally. Obviously, you use a Mac. That's one.

[Bush2000]

Computer gaming is a sure sign of a damaged psyche. Or at best damaged character.

Thanks for the tip, Macboy. But I'd be more inclined to pay attention to your opinion if (a) you had a clue, and (b) if you even had the ability to run computer games on your little Powerbook.

[hsmomx3]

I am going to play devil's advocate here. Many people I know said that they do not download any MSFT patch fixes due to problems with their computers after installation, or they just don't trust the "fixes." Also, does this new virus affect you no matter which browser/eamil program that you use? And, how do ISP's prepare for this sort of thing?

Also, should you delete any saved passwords you may have stored in your browser(s)?

If MSFT knew about this six months ago, then why is there a problem NOW? That is what does not make sense to me.

[hsmomx3]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-007.asp

Patch Fix for Win XP using SP 1

Something I don't understand.

It talks about "system administrators." If a person is not an administrator, does this affect the download process? I guess I am confused as to what you do after you download the patch.