Helios with XP Home - Page 2

hockey92 · 12-20-2004, 03:24 PM

lovely, that made me feel so much better....lol
Now I have to worry about being hacked....charming... but hey its life I suppose, there is always gonna be someone out there trying to hurt you with no other reason except for they can....

mynameishere · 12-20-2004, 05:13 PM

Just out of curiosity, what was the hack and was it from a security flaw in Windows? What were they able to get? Cannot build fear without an explanation. Most things that are hacked are easy passwords. If that is how they hacked you, that’s not windows fault.

SUN 1 · 12-21-2004, 03:03 AM

Upgrade to PRO it is worth it. You already have XP. It will cost about $200 for the upgrade at most and the securities are unbelievalable.

Andy · 12-21-2004, 05:35 AM

Folks ... let me try and make this simple

Helios does not support XP Home ... for many reasons ... security, features, etc etc etc.

Per your software maintenance agreement .... XP Professional or Windows 2000 are the approved and supported operating systems.

SwedaGuy · 12-21-2004, 10:56 AM

Windows security flaw was the culprit...method was to send a specific message to one port and a continuous garbage string to another port (I don't really care to say which ports)on the same connection...somehow it overflows the buffer and causes whatever form of authentication to be verified...I don't remember all the details anymore, but I do remember that there was a service pack issued some time thereafter to correct this and other security issues. The biggest problem I have with windows is security, but general bloat runs a close second...

And what did they get? Not much, actually...we don't use win systems for any mission critical data. It was just a system I use to house PDFs of technical docs. But they were able to corrupt the OS, so the machine hung up and I had to reinstall...

Neon Beach · 12-31-2004, 07:57 AM

Quote:
On 2004-12-21 05:35:00, Andy @ MyATSO.ca wrote:
Folks ... let me try and make this simple

Helios does not support XP Home ... for many reasons ... security, features, etc etc etc.

Per your software maintenance agreement .... XP Professional or Windows 2000 are the approved and supported operating systems.
By supoort you mean Tech Support? Will 9.4 operate properly with XP Home?

Andy · 01-04-2005, 10:38 AM

John ... I do not know if V9.4 will operate properly on XP Home, and do not intend on testing same.

Yes, I mean Tech Support

Neon Beach · 01-04-2005, 10:41 AM

Eeek!! I guess I'll have to test it then. thanks.

Andy · 01-04-2005, 10:45 AM

if you wish ... do not recommend it.

Neon Beach · 01-04-2005, 10:49 AM

I'm not going for the new Helios, that's for sure. I like my 9.4.. It's paid for.

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12-20-2004, 03:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
hockey92 Looking at my Ta-Tas ..eh Join Date: Aug 31 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,161 Rep Power: 11	lovely, that made me feel so much better....lol Now I have to worry about being hacked....charming... but hey its life I suppose, there is always gonna be someone out there trying to hurt you with no other reason except for they can....

12-20-2004, 05:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
mynameishere Join Date: Oct 3 2004 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Just out of curiosity, what was the hack and was it from a security flaw in Windows? What were they able to get? Cannot build fear without an explanation. Most things that are hacked are easy passwords. If that is how they hacked you, that’s not windows fault.

12-21-2004, 03:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
SUN 1 Join Date: Oct 23 2003 Location: Broward County, Florida Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Upgrade to PRO it is worth it. You already have XP. It will cost about $200 for the upgrade at most and the securities are unbelievalable.

12-21-2004, 05:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: Jan 25 2000 Location: CT Posts: 1,760 Rep Power: 9	Folks ... let me try and make this simple Helios does not support XP Home ... for many reasons ... security, features, etc etc etc. Per your software maintenance agreement .... XP Professional or Windows 2000 are the approved and supported operating systems.

12-21-2004, 10:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
SwedaGuy Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Sep 3 2004 Posts: 777 Rep Power: 0	Windows security flaw was the culprit...method was to send a specific message to one port and a continuous garbage string to another port (I don't really care to say which ports)on the same connection...somehow it overflows the buffer and causes whatever form of authentication to be verified...I don't remember all the details anymore, but I do remember that there was a service pack issued some time thereafter to correct this and other security issues. The biggest problem I have with windows is security, but general bloat runs a close second... And what did they get? Not much, actually...we don't use win systems for any mission critical data. It was just a system I use to house PDFs of technical docs. But they were able to corrupt the OS, so the machine hung up and I had to reinstall...

12-31-2004, 07:57 AM	#16 (permalink)
Neon Beach I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 45 Posts: 52,065 Rep Power: 0	Quote: On 2004-12-21 05:35:00, Andy @ MyATSO.ca wrote: Folks ... let me try and make this simple Helios does not support XP Home ... for many reasons ... security, features, etc etc etc. Per your software maintenance agreement .... XP Professional or Windows 2000 are the approved and supported operating systems. By supoort you mean Tech Support? Will 9.4 operate properly with XP Home?

01-04-2005, 10:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: Jan 25 2000 Location: CT Posts: 1,760 Rep Power: 9	John ... I do not know if V9.4 will operate properly on XP Home, and do not intend on testing same. Yes, I mean Tech Support

01-04-2005, 10:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
Neon Beach I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 45 Posts: 52,065 Rep Power: 0	Eeek!! I guess I'll have to test it then. thanks.

01-04-2005, 10:45 AM	#19 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: Jan 25 2000 Location: CT Posts: 1,760 Rep Power: 9	if you wish ... do not recommend it.

01-04-2005, 10:49 AM	#20 (permalink)
Neon Beach I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 45 Posts: 52,065 Rep Power: 0	I'm not going for the new Helios, that's for sure. I like my 9.4.. It's paid for.

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