I never pay a dime for muzak and I pirate all my w4r3z off of P2P networks, so beating my investments in those two with EFF donations is a slam dunk *smile*
...today, you cannot format the system drive. Period. NTFS will not release the drive and format requests (and requires) exclusive use before it will format.
The only way to format C: is to never start the Windows (NT) kernel, but boot from, say, an installation CD that doesn't lock parts of the drive.
(Thanks to whomever in this thread who pointed this out to me.)
Indeed! I must say this was an enlightening comment to me - when I wrote "outside the US", I implicitly meant "Urbanized Europe or Asia" and didn't even think about that connotation. Your comment pointed out my own ignorance to me, perhaps even without meaning to do so.
Sure thing (and I took the liberty to add the < that either you forgot or Slashdot didn't print):
C:\>echo y > c:\foo.txt & format c: < c:\foo.txt C:\>echo y > c:\foo.txt C:\>format c: < c:\foo.txt The type of the file system is NTFS. Enter current volume label for drive C: y An incorrect volume label was entered for this drive.
What should I try next?
As a side note, you could try using
echo y | format c:
instead. It will have the same effect. In this case, not formatting your hard drive.
Actually, this is worth wasting a computer for. Let's find out. The man page for format does not mention any/y switch, so I'm sceptical, but let's try it nevertheless. There is no volume label on the drive, so I've removed that safeguard by hand as I try this:
C:\>format c:/y Invalid parameter -/y
What a disappointment. I had almost started to prepare for making a shiny new installation here. Ohwell, at least we know it doesn't work (like I claimed in the first place).
The sploit paper says that MS was contacted about the combined exploit October 4, which is not in November, and that they have closed the issue with a "will not be patched because XYZ" statement, which is not to be investigating the issue.
Two critical wrongs in fact out of two possible. I just felt a sudden urge to trust the rest of the article so much more...
The advisory quoted only points out how it is possible to combine already well-known OTHER exploits into a way to run commands with parameters in the local context.
Also, last time I checked, you could not format a hard drive just by typing "Format C:". You also have to type "yes" two or three times, quote the volume label back to the FORMAT program, and a couple of other safeguards. Saying that "Web sides format your harddrive" is sensationalism. Yes, they can run programs on your hard disk. (We've seen these kinds of sploits before. They're bad, yes, but not new.) But can it format your hard drive? Not so.
It should also be noted that the exploit paper points out that the author has discovered another way to achieve the same effect, but that details will not be disclosed until the vendor (MS) has patched the problem.
I don't think it is irresponsible (at least not of the magnitude suggested) to quote others' works and say that the vulnerabilities still exist.
At last, I can play SimCity Classic on my wristwatch!
Now, my life is complete and I can die happily.
Um, you've never lived outside the US, have you?
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The United States is _designed_ so you need a car to go shopping, which few exceptions (Manhattan being one of them). Where I have lived, I have always been able to get my groceries on foot, and we're not talking 7-11s here, we're talking real grocery stores.
I have not only done my shopping without a car for a full month, but for, say, ten years. Sure, it's a ten-minute walk to the store. So what? It takes me longer to get to and from the garage anyway.
The real killer is grocery stores in the subway stations, where you can pick your stuff up on your way from work without a minute of detour. I haven't used them, though, as I prefer to walk to a store, even if it's a mile or so away.
Please return to your seats. We are awaiting the loading of lemon-soaked paper napkins. While the civilization around us has fallen, odds are that new civilizations will arise that can supply lemon-soaked paper napkins.
Not so. This video clip (by Australians) show that the average American know a number of interesting things;
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki are famous for judo wrestling
- the major religion in Israel is islam
- the "Axis of Evil" countries are Mississippi, Florida, and Jerusalem
- Tony Blair is an actor and a skater
- the West Bank is located in New York
- Star Wars is based on a true story
RIAA has actually said this the best; "All it takes is one digital copy." What most consumers do is irrelevant, this is an all-or-nothing affair. As soon as one person makes a digital transferable copy, that copy will live on the net.
And to illustrate the vanity of these childish copy-protection attempts, my favorite MP3 tale was when a band released a limited-edition mix, on vinyl only, in 25 copies. It was out on the net in two weeks. (Sorry for having lost the details here.) If people rip from vinyl, what's the point of trying to prevent from ripping from CD?
Slashdot Mirror
Google for "earthquakes and slashdot effect".
Man, that comment REALLY hit the nail :-)
That post has to be the heaviest concentration of technobabble I've seen or heard in a very long time. :-)
(even if the terms relate to biotech instead of warp drives...)
I need someone to post a link to a mirror of the story, or the story itself, so I can award that post "+5 Karma Whore".
I never pay a dime for muzak and I pirate all my w4r3z off of P2P networks, so beating my investments in those two with EFF donations is a slam dunk *smile*
So where do I sign up?
...today, you cannot format the system drive. Period. NTFS will not release the drive and format requests (and requires) exclusive use before it will format.
The only way to format C: is to never start the Windows (NT) kernel, but boot from, say, an installation CD that doesn't lock parts of the drive.
(Thanks to whomever in this thread who pointed this out to me.)
What happens when the founder of Xircom and his brother bolt a DV Camcorder to the side of a 200 lb. model rocket and press the red button?
They have to get a new web hosting provider because the old one gets slashdotted, blames them for the outage, and kicks them out?
And to be honest, I'd be much more scared about something likethan I would about having my hard disk formatted.
(Didja know there's a one-step command-line FTP in Windows? Very useful for this kind of activity.)
Indeed! I must say this was an enlightening comment to me - when I wrote "outside the US", I implicitly meant "Urbanized Europe or Asia" and didn't even think about that connotation. Your comment pointed out my own ignorance to me, perhaps even without meaning to do so.
I stand more humbled and thank you for that.
I can't hear no heads grinding away with your spelled-it-all-out line.
Not even when writingdo I hear any heads grinding.
I do, however, smile at your obvious frustration. Relax a bit, this is not worth getting that all worked up over.
It doesn't. See the other thread under this comment. (I had to try, just for the fun of it.)
As a side note, you could try usinginstead. It will have the same effect. In this case, not formatting your hard drive.
And these would be - what?
See the other thread under this comment.
The article is stupid and wrong.
The sploit paper says that MS was contacted about the combined exploit October 4, which is not in November, and that they have closed the issue with a "will not be patched because XYZ" statement, which is not to be investigating the issue.
Two critical wrongs in fact out of two possible. I just felt a sudden urge to trust the rest of the article so much more...
And possibly -1 RTFE (Exploit).
The advisory quoted only points out how it is possible to combine already well-known OTHER exploits into a way to run commands with parameters in the local context.
Also, last time I checked, you could not format a hard drive just by typing "Format C:". You also have to type "yes" two or three times, quote the volume label back to the FORMAT program, and a couple of other safeguards. Saying that "Web sides format your harddrive" is sensationalism. Yes, they can run programs on your hard disk. (We've seen these kinds of sploits before. They're bad, yes, but not new.) But can it format your hard drive? Not so.
It should also be noted that the exploit paper points out that the author has discovered another way to achieve the same effect, but that details will not be disclosed until the vendor (MS) has patched the problem.
I don't think it is irresponsible (at least not of the magnitude suggested) to quote others' works and say that the vulnerabilities still exist.
"Since November"? Today is November 19. The statement "since November" does not give any information, except that MS was informed at most 18 days ago.
At last, I can play SimCity Classic on my wristwatch!
Now, my life is complete and I can die happily.
The United States is _designed_ so you need a car to go shopping, which few exceptions (Manhattan being one of them). Where I have lived, I have always been able to get my groceries on foot, and we're not talking 7-11s here, we're talking real grocery stores.
I have not only done my shopping without a car for a full month, but for, say, ten years. Sure, it's a ten-minute walk to the store. So what? It takes me longer to get to and from the garage anyway.
The real killer is grocery stores in the subway stations, where you can pick your stuff up on your way from work without a minute of detour. I haven't used them, though, as I prefer to walk to a store, even if it's a mile or so away.
http://www.bendover.com
I read it as absolutely down-to-earth serious?
Please return to your seats. We are awaiting the loading of lemon-soaked paper napkins. While the civilization around us has fallen, odds are that new civilizations will arise that can supply lemon-soaked paper napkins.
In the meantime, there will be a short delay.
Because Americans, by and large, are morons.
Not so. This video clip (by Australians) show that the average American know a number of interesting things;
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki are famous for judo wrestling
- the major religion in Israel is islam
- the "Axis of Evil" countries are Mississippi, Florida, and Jerusalem
- Tony Blair is an actor and a skater
- the West Bank is located in New York
- Star Wars is based on a true story
We'd never know this if it weren't for Americans.
Link to the clip (RealMedia)
Goddamn! A game that is genuinely _challenging_!
Now how will I get any work done?
RIAA has actually said this the best; "All it takes is one digital copy." What most consumers do is irrelevant, this is an all-or-nothing affair. As soon as one person makes a digital transferable copy, that copy will live on the net.
And to illustrate the vanity of these childish copy-protection attempts, my favorite MP3 tale was when a band released a limited-edition mix, on vinyl only, in 25 copies. It was out on the net in two weeks. (Sorry for having lost the details here.) If people rip from vinyl, what's the point of trying to prevent from ripping from CD?