Thats different worm actually. The Solaris/IIS worm was called Sadmind. That is different than code red. Code Red exploits a newer POST SP2 vulnerability known as the IDA exploit. Sadmind used the old (from May) PRINTER exploit.
I suggest you download the latest MS hotfix. Your server is most likely infected if you didnt patch since the last big worm.
On a side note: Please keep up to date on security when it comes to the systems you are managing. Perhaps if more people tried that tactic - viruses like Code Red wouldnt be such a big deal. Whatever you do at this point - dont admit that you are MCSE certified - that will only make things worse for you.
Where was Pirates on that list? That game is a masterpiece that has yet to be cloned. Not only that but the game existed on a HUGE number of platforms (Amiga, C64, PC, NES, Genesis). Im disappointed.
Not to mention - where the hell was Dune 2? I mean that game STARTED the RTS genre. I played that game for a LONG LONG time.
You gotta love it when newer gamers make their top whatever lists. They really leave alot out. Of course - I think its great that Zork made the list. And one more thing - where the hell were the sierra adventure games?
Yes. Thats exactly why they DIDNT want it included in the OEM OS installs. I have NEVER had a problem install Netscape under any version of windows.
You've got to understand though - if an OEM removes IE and dumps Netscape onto the machine - people will think thats the product MS is actually offering (yes most people are that stupid).
MS wants to keep their OS uniform. This helps troubleshooting and support. This keeps people from calling them up and whining about third party software.
If you cant understand that - go back to one of the fifty thousand distros of linux and stay there. But dont burden us with your "freedom" of confusion.
Perhaps YOU should read the article. MS is looking to push a common set of operating system standards. This will help promote stability and security.
Of course I wouldnt expect any FSF whore to actually understand the word "standard" as you people seem to want to code the same thing five times over.
A big problem with windows is the crap software and drivers written for it. I applaud MS for putting the pressure back on developers instead of taking some more crap from their critics (who incidentally nobody listens to anyway).
And yes these programs IN THEORY worked fine. But do you HONESTLY believe EVERYTHING YOU READ? I mean afterall you are not a XP beta tester just an AC idiot. So what do you know about it?
I said best Windows OS ever. Right now however I would say that it is probably the best OS ever (depends on what you want to do of course) for the majority of people.
Dont ask the government to eradicate MS just because your software cannot compete. Build a product worthy of the competition without all the bloat (50 text editors, 5 browers, 10 email programs....)
If the consumers feel MS is putting out an inferior product then they will speak with their wallets. Until then - everything you say is a null and void based on the simple fact NOBODY has to buy Microsoft. Call up Michael Dell and ask him why Dell boxes dont come with Linux preinstalled. See what he says. There was nop demand. Most people are so overly satisfied with windows - they simply dont care.
Stick yours. Your elitist FSF attitude chimes out loud and clear. Dont bash it if you arent willing to try it.
I wonder how many people here bash OSX but have never used it? I wonder how many Microsoft whores bash linux but have never used it (and vice versa).
I MAKE IT my buisness to educate myself by trying different things. That way I dont come off as a complete troll, such as yourself, and I can make intelligent well informed comments regarding the issues at hand.
If you have never used it - dont comment on it. Personal Experience is worth 1000x more than anything you'll get out of these shit articles. Besides the people that write these articles couldnt it in the industry - thats EXACTLY why they write the articles. If the guy had half a brain he'd be making 100 grand a year doing something worthwile.
Dr DOS was competing with the OS. These apps and drivers do not. Your example is voided by this fact. The apps like zonealarm may serve as replacements for applications INCLUDED with the OS. But who gives a shit? At that Microsoft has already got their money - they really could care less what app you use as long it foesnt fsck the system up and as long as its windows/dos compatible.
Microsoft is sick of getting blamed for the mistakes of driver and application playskool programmers. You cant blame them for that. Perhaps one day when hell freezes over and linux rules the world - you will see what I mean.
The app doesnt have to be certified to run genius. Im running Opera, IE 6, Mozille 9.2, MirC, WinAMP, and realplayer ALL RIGHT NOW on RC2 and ALL OF THEM WORK FINE.
Fud fud fud all day long. Fud fud fud is so fucking wrong.
Hey genius. Why in the hell would MS give a shit whose firewall software you use? Their firewall is only a selling point of XP - not a usability one. Hell unless you SPECIFICALLY go to set up their software it wont be running.
Oh yeah and Zonealarm has already been upgraded to work correctly with XP. BTW - if I get that fucking "Slow Down Cowboy" shit again... Im going to drive up to Holland Michigan and......
Alot of the people whining about how this may reduce compatibility with existing apps (which is not the case) are the same maclots who defend Mac OSX "The worlds most crude OS" to the death.
The irony of it all is so sweet. So very sweet indeed.
You are right of course. But the fools around here cant understand how it could possible work unless it involves recompiling the kernel somehow.
You've got to wonder why the people here think Microsoft even cares whether or not anybody uses their included software. Afterall its only a selling point - not a usability issue.
From what I've seen there is NOTHING preventing you from installing another product which does the same thing as one of Microsoft's bundles.
For example I have Opera and Mozilla 9.2 installed under XP RC2 right now. They work great (or as well as can be expected from Mozilla).
Either way - your words are insightful and its nice to see somebody who has a lick of sense get modded up for once.
Attention! Attention Moron. When a program in XP crashes you are given the option of whether or not to upload crashdumps. I hit yes or no. If I hit yes it uploads it. If I hit no it does not.
Please - try to use XP before you run your mouth. It would be nice. Hell at least I try to a linux distro before I make nasty comments about it (debian,mandrake especially).
XP is HANDS DOWN the best Windows OS ever. Microsoft has finally brought out a consumer level os which just completely rocks my world. I thought the point of the free software movement was to develop better software not just free software. But based on the constant bitching that goes on around here - I would have to say it appears to be just more of the latter.
Why is it so wrong that MS blocks certain programs/drivers that will certainly DESTROY your system? Anybody here who has played with earlier versions of Easy/Direct CD under win2k knows EXACTLY what I mean. If this feature was in 2k it wouldve saved me ALOT of trouble.
I wasnt the biggest XP fan for the last few months (though I have been a beta whore for it) until I got my hands on Release Candidate 2. Let me tell you guys - you may want to stop this Gnome and KDE bickering shit - because XP is raising the bar to a whole new level in terms of user experience. KDE and Gnome will have a hard time competing.
All Im saying is - if you havent used it - just shut the hell up. You've really got no clue. I paid my $20 for the preview program (though I have had earlier betas not part of that) and I have EARNED my right bash (no pun intended) or praise XP.
Because I took the time to see what it was all about.
What you people really need is to change the stereotypical image that most IT departments have of the Linux community.
Stop acting like children. Stop crying about everything Microsoft does (Hell even Sun has SOME restraint when it comes to that).
The Operating System market is NOT Cuba and Linus/RMS is NOT Fidel Castro. Until you learn the simple fact that you must show respect towards your competitors in order to be respected, you guys will always just be Fringe Fanatics.
Apparently ATI's next board will support pixel shader 1.4, while Nvidia's GeForce3 will only go up to ps 1.3
Yeah ATI's board will show up real soon now right? Seriously folks - newer cards embrace newer standards. ATI's card isnt out yet though. But considering they have produced stuff for the macworld for so long Im sure it will be out RSN. ATI really needs to get a head up on Nvidia because the fact is - they are losing this war in the videocard market. Everytime I go to the computer store the Nvidia cards are always sold out - the ATI cards have plenty stocked up on the shelves. This should tell you something about who is winning what war.
The Geforce2 MX blew ATI out of the water when it came down to price points. Not a single card in the Radeon lineup can compete with the low price power that the GF2MX card offers. Period. End of discussion.
Not only that but ATI has a history of SHODDY driver support - they are slow to embrace new OSes and standards - and there cards ARE overpriced. Comparing a Geforce 3 price to a Radeon price isnt fair folks - the Radeon gets raped on performance and features. Compare the GF2MX of GF2GTS to the Radeon - at least level the playing field.
I just cant believe you are arrogant enough to compare a Geforce 3 to a first gen ATI Radeon. Compare Geforce 2 prices to a Radeon. When the Radeon 2 comes out feel free to compare to the Geforce 3.
ATI has always stunk compared to Nivida. Just ask any non maclot. They may have 2d performance but who here spends $300 on a 3dcard for the 3d performance aspect of things?
Nvidia is here to stay. ATI well.... as long as people keep buying their overpriced crap - they will be around as well.
That being the case then - I do believe you lost your own argument with the numbers you provided. Do the math:-)
Besides the OGR results you provided is wrong - its really 5.3 instead of 6.5 you misrepresented it as.
Either way - these results are user submitted and not verified in any way shape or form. Reliance upon numbers such as these is exactly why so many maclots are living in the RDF.
I will admit that clock for clock the G4 is faster at CERTAIN tasks - but the question remains, just how much faster? It depends upon the operation and the fact is - not many people are doing RC5 and OGR work.
But when I achieve double the framerate in Quake III (or any game for that matter - the video card is a mute point because the G4 is so limited for that kind of processing), choose from a LARGE number of operating systems (more than 3 or 4), go into any computer store and buy a component to place into my PC, and get all that at HALF the price of a PC - you let me know and I'll probably make the mistake of purchasing a macintosh again.
Gam
This Conversation is OVER. You have annoyed me enough.
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Thats different worm actually. The Solaris/IIS worm was called Sadmind. That is different than code red. Code Red exploits a newer POST SP2 vulnerability known as the IDA exploit. Sadmind used the old (from May) PRINTER exploit.
I suggest you download the latest MS hotfix. Your server is most likely infected if you didnt patch since the last big worm.
On a side note: Please keep up to date on security when it comes to the systems you are managing. Perhaps if more people tried that tactic - viruses like Code Red wouldnt be such a big deal. Whatever you do at this point - dont admit that you are MCSE certified - that will only make things worse for you.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Where was Pirates on that list? That game is a masterpiece that has yet to be cloned. Not only that but the game existed on a HUGE number of platforms (Amiga, C64, PC, NES, Genesis). Im disappointed.
Not to mention - where the hell was Dune 2? I mean that game STARTED the RTS genre. I played that game for a LONG LONG time.
You gotta love it when newer gamers make their top whatever lists. They really leave alot out. Of course - I think its great that Zork made the list. And one more thing - where the hell were the sierra adventure games?
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Yes. Thats exactly why they DIDNT want it included in the OEM OS installs. I have NEVER had a problem install Netscape under any version of windows.
You've got to understand though - if an OEM removes IE and dumps Netscape onto the machine - people will think thats the product MS is actually offering (yes most people are that stupid).
MS wants to keep their OS uniform. This helps troubleshooting and support. This keeps people from calling them up and whining about third party software.
If you cant understand that - go back to one of the fifty thousand distros of linux and stay there. But dont burden us with your "freedom" of confusion.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Perhaps YOU should read the article. MS is looking to push a common set of operating system standards. This will help promote stability and security.
Of course I wouldnt expect any FSF whore to actually understand the word "standard" as you people seem to want to code the same thing five times over.
A big problem with windows is the crap software and drivers written for it. I applaud MS for putting the pressure back on developers instead of taking some more crap from their critics (who incidentally nobody listens to anyway).
And yes these programs IN THEORY worked fine. But do you HONESTLY believe EVERYTHING YOU READ? I mean afterall you are not a XP beta tester just an AC idiot. So what do you know about it?
Gam
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A link would be nice you karma stealing AC bastard. :-)
Gam
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I said best Windows OS ever. Right now however I would say that it is probably the best OS ever (depends on what you want to do of course) for the majority of people.
Dont ask the government to eradicate MS just because your software cannot compete. Build a product worthy of the competition without all the bloat (50 text editors, 5 browers, 10 email programs....)
If the consumers feel MS is putting out an inferior product then they will speak with their wallets. Until then - everything you say is a null and void based on the simple fact NOBODY has to buy Microsoft. Call up Michael Dell and ask him why Dell boxes dont come with Linux preinstalled. See what he says. There was nop demand. Most people are so overly satisfied with windows - they simply dont care.
Gam
"Flame At Will"
Stick yours. Your elitist FSF attitude chimes out loud and clear. Dont bash it if you arent willing to try it.
I wonder how many people here bash OSX but have never used it? I wonder how many Microsoft whores bash linux but have never used it (and vice versa).
I MAKE IT my buisness to educate myself by trying different things. That way I dont come off as a complete troll, such as yourself, and I can make intelligent well informed comments regarding the issues at hand.
If you have never used it - dont comment on it. Personal Experience is worth 1000x more than anything you'll get out of these shit articles. Besides the people that write these articles couldnt it in the industry - thats EXACTLY why they write the articles. If the guy had half a brain he'd be making 100 grand a year doing something worthwile.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Dr DOS was competing with the OS. These apps and drivers do not. Your example is voided by this fact. The apps like zonealarm may serve as replacements for applications INCLUDED with the OS. But who gives a shit? At that Microsoft has already got their money - they really could care less what app you use as long it foesnt fsck the system up and as long as its windows/dos compatible.
Microsoft is sick of getting blamed for the mistakes of driver and application playskool programmers. You cant blame them for that. Perhaps one day when hell freezes over and linux rules the world - you will see what I mean.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
The app doesnt have to be certified to run genius. Im running Opera, IE 6, Mozille 9.2, MirC, WinAMP, and realplayer ALL RIGHT NOW on RC2 and ALL OF THEM WORK FINE.
Fud fud fud all day long. Fud fud fud is so fucking wrong.
Gam
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Hey genius. Why in the hell would MS give a shit whose firewall software you use? Their firewall is only a selling point of XP - not a usability one. Hell unless you SPECIFICALLY go to set up their software it wont be running.
Oh yeah and Zonealarm has already been upgraded to work correctly with XP. BTW - if I get that fucking "Slow Down Cowboy" shit again... Im going to drive up to Holland Michigan and......
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Alot of the people whining about how this may reduce compatibility with existing apps (which is not the case) are the same maclots who defend Mac OSX "The worlds most crude OS" to the death.
The irony of it all is so sweet. So very sweet indeed.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
You are right of course. But the fools around here cant understand how it could possible work unless it involves recompiling the kernel somehow.
You've got to wonder why the people here think Microsoft even cares whether or not anybody uses their included software. Afterall its only a selling point - not a usability issue.
From what I've seen there is NOTHING preventing you from installing another product which does the same thing as one of Microsoft's bundles.
For example I have Opera and Mozilla 9.2 installed under XP RC2 right now. They work great (or as well as can be expected from Mozilla).
Either way - your words are insightful and its nice to see somebody who has a lick of sense get modded up for once.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Attention. Attention Moron. You can still installed uncertified drivers. You just cant install ones that will 99% for sure CRASH THE FUCKING SYSTEM!
Gam
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The 14.2 drivers rock under RC2, dont they? Those bad boys solved all of my problems :-)
Gam
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Doesnt slashdot just remind you of an overrated day care facility at times?
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Attention! Attention Moron. When a program in XP crashes you are given the option of whether or not to upload crashdumps. I hit yes or no. If I hit yes it uploads it. If I hit no it does not.
Whats it like to be a rocket scientist?
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Please - try to use XP before you run your mouth. It would be nice. Hell at least I try to a linux distro before I make nasty comments about it (debian,mandrake especially).
XP is HANDS DOWN the best Windows OS ever. Microsoft has finally brought out a consumer level os which just completely rocks my world. I thought the point of the free software movement was to develop better software not just free software. But based on the constant bitching that goes on around here - I would have to say it appears to be just more of the latter.
Why is it so wrong that MS blocks certain programs/drivers that will certainly DESTROY your system? Anybody here who has played with earlier versions of Easy/Direct CD under win2k knows EXACTLY what I mean. If this feature was in 2k it wouldve saved me ALOT of trouble.
I wasnt the biggest XP fan for the last few months (though I have been a beta whore for it) until I got my hands on Release Candidate 2. Let me tell you guys - you may want to stop this Gnome and KDE bickering shit - because XP is raising the bar to a whole new level in terms of user experience. KDE and Gnome will have a hard time competing.
All Im saying is - if you havent used it - just shut the hell up. You've really got no clue. I paid my $20 for the preview program (though I have had earlier betas not part of that) and I have EARNED my right bash (no pun intended) or praise XP.
Because I took the time to see what it was all about.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
What you people really need is to change the stereotypical image that most IT departments have of the Linux community.
Stop acting like children. Stop crying about everything Microsoft does (Hell even Sun has SOME restraint when it comes to that).
The Operating System market is NOT Cuba and Linus/RMS is NOT Fidel Castro. Until you learn the simple fact that you must show respect towards your competitors in order to be respected, you guys will always just be Fringe Fanatics.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
The Geforce2 MX blew ATI out of the water when it came down to price points. Not a single card in the Radeon lineup can compete with the low price power that the GF2MX card offers. Period. End of discussion.
Not only that but ATI has a history of SHODDY driver support - they are slow to embrace new OSes and standards - and there cards ARE overpriced. Comparing a Geforce 3 price to a Radeon price isnt fair folks - the Radeon gets raped on performance and features. Compare the GF2MX of GF2GTS to the Radeon - at least level the playing field.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
I just cant believe you are arrogant enough to compare a Geforce 3 to a first gen ATI Radeon. Compare Geforce 2 prices to a Radeon. When the Radeon 2 comes out feel free to compare to the Geforce 3.
Gam
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Sorry Trollboy - I actually got a legitimate FP in before you could say something stupid. Thanks for playing!
Gam
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ATI has always stunk compared to Nivida. Just ask any non maclot. They may have 2d performance but who here spends $300 on a 3dcard for the 3d performance aspect of things?
Nvidia is here to stay. ATI well.... as long as people keep buying their overpriced crap - they will be around as well.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
Wow - I think you just summed up the GPL, FSF, Napster, and every other socialist hippys mantra in that one remark. Good job.
I suppose you think its okay to copy software as well. I suppose you feel its okay to take a copyrighted book and run copies off in the copy machine.
When you get a job in the real job come back and talk to me. Until then, stop selling crazy here we are all stocked up.
Gam
"Flame at Will"
It was an example. The point was to show you just how unreliable those numbers really are.
That being the case then - I do believe you lost your own argument with the numbers you provided. Do the math :-)
Besides the OGR results you provided is wrong - its really 5.3 instead of 6.5 you misrepresented it as.
Either way - these results are user submitted and not verified in any way shape or form. Reliance upon numbers such as these is exactly why so many maclots are living in the RDF.
I will admit that clock for clock the G4 is faster at CERTAIN tasks - but the question remains, just how much faster? It depends upon the operation and the fact is - not many people are doing RC5 and OGR work.
But when I achieve double the framerate in Quake III (or any game for that matter - the video card is a mute point because the G4 is so limited for that kind of processing), choose from a LARGE number of operating systems (more than 3 or 4), go into any computer store and buy a component to place into my PC, and get all that at HALF the price of a PC - you let me know and I'll probably make the mistake of purchasing a macintosh again.
Gam
This Conversation is OVER. You have annoyed me enough.