Re: [WinMac] Re: CAUTION with BubbleBoy Security Update!

Welch, John C.(jwelch[at]aer.com)
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:46:02 -0500

lol...actually, if it was just like a Mac, you could have booted off the CD,
and fixed the problem without needing a second partition.

"RDISK? We don' need no steenking RDISK!"

john

> From: "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
> Reply-To: winmac@lists.best.com
> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:56:49 -0500
> To: winmac@lists.best.com
> Subject: [WinMac] Re: CAUTION with BubbleBoy Security Update!
>
>
> Actually, I fixed it pretty easily from the BSOD screen: I had SCSI
> drivers loading which I've since removed the offending adapter. I yanked
> out the Symbios, AdapCrap 7880, and QLogic drivers from
> %systemroot%\system32\drivers and the problem went away...
>
> Gee, just like a Mac: A f**king Extension conflict! :)
>
> ...And this physician needs to heal himself: I didn't do
> RDISK /S before starting the update!
>
> [Fortunately for me, I keep a second instance of NT on my System partition
> so I can manually repair/recover/yada yada yada my main installation... See
> my .SIG for my system configuration... I just LOVE lots of RAM!]
>
> At 12:48 PM 11/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> God I love MS...BSOD from an update to an email program. This is why I say
>> that:
>>
>> HTML email is still evil, and no substitute for concise writing. (yeah I
>> know, what's my excuse :)
>>
>> Never trust a MS update or patch until it's been pulled and re-issued at
>> LEAST once!
>>
>> john
>>
>>> From: "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
>>> Reply-To: winmac@lists.best.com
>>> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 10:21:05 -0500
>>> To: winmac@lists.best.com
>>> Subject: [WinMac] CAUTION with BubbleBoy Security Update!
>>>
>>>
>>> Good morning!
>>>
>>> Before applying the Hotfix, be sure to run RDISK /S because I got a BSOD
> when
>>> I restarted. If you too get a BSOD, then just hit the space bar in
> bootup for
>>> the Last Known Good profile...
>>>
>>> Earlier today, I wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A while ago, the issue was raised that you don't have to open an email for
>>> malicious code to run. Since I use Eudora Pro 3.0.5, I don't have to
> worry! :)
>>>
>>> For the rest of you, go to the site below and then hit the red "Download
> Now"
>>> button on the right to take you to Microsoft's site. You'll see there are
>>> patches for both NT/x86 and AlphaNT available.
>>>
>>> Punch up:
>>>
> <http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=0013RI
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <<<<
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ***SYSTEM CONFIGURATION***
>
> HARDWARE:
>
> IBM Intellistation ZPro;
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