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Crack Windows XP With... Windows 2000

An anonymous reader writes "According to this story seen on Brian's Buzz on Windows, access to a Windows 2000 CD is all that is needed to bypass all (well, most) Windows XP security features. An attacker can boot up XP and start the Windows 2000 Recovery Console which allows them to operate as any user, even Administrator, without requiring them to enter a password. This method even allows someone to copy files to removable media, something which normally the Administrator can't even do in the Recovery Console."

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  1. Posted by.... by His+name+cannot+be+s · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posted by timothy on Saturday February 15, @03:27PM
    from the if-you're-denser-than-dark-matter dept.
    An anonymous reader (really timothy) writes "According to this story seen on Slashdot this morning, any moron can get postings onto slashdot. Turns out, access to a fucking keyboard and timothy at the queue is all that is needed to bypass all (well, most) of the story submission process features in slashdot. An idiot can write up completely bland and stupid observations, and Timothy will post them. This method even allows the most moronic story to get posted on a Saturday, something which normally the staff at slashdot reserves for Tuesday."

    Never has my sig been more correct:

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    "...In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true..."
  2. Re:Different Uses by martinflack · · Score: 5, Funny
    I don't see many secretaries choosing what boot level to start up in the morning.

    I do, where I work. Some days it's high heels, some days its sandals, generally the boot level gets higher at the end of the week... in fact on Friday they're often wearing those sexy "fuck me" high boots in preparation for going out later.