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what is the relationship?
>If a user does run an audio file that attempts to execute
>commands on their system, they should close the Windows Media
>Player, turn off speech recognition and restart their computer

What on earth has the "restart their computer" part fit into
the solution? Is that MS is just used to restarting the system
everything something feels strange?
Posted by: patibulo   Posted on: 01/31/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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what is the relationship?  patibulo | 01/31/07
Very simple  nucrash | 01/31/07
But they already said to turn off the media player and shut down speech  georgeou | 01/31/07
I don't know where that came from  georgeou | 01/31/07
But he does have a point...  Tony Agudo | 01/31/07
You don't even need to logoff  georgeou | 01/31/07
I do see a problem with this  nucrash | 02/01/07
Ouch...  Tony Agudo | 02/01/07
Surprising it was easier than that  nucrash | 02/01/07
Very different situation  mdemuth | 02/01/07
I love it!  nomorems | 02/01/07
"your mouse has moved, windows needs to reboot"  kraterz | 01/31/07
Don't they have HEADPHONES in Redmond?  dave.leigh@... | 01/31/07
There was a Dilbert strip...  bportlock | 02/01/07
The UserFriendly strips were better  dave.leigh@... | 02/01/07
Loved the deletion strip  Tony Agudo | 02/01/07
I guess headphones is one solution  zkiwi | 01/31/07
Sure, but not everyone uses headphones  georgeou | 02/01/07
I think a better solution  nomorems | 02/01/07
I can just see it now  mdsmedia | 02/01/07
This is pure FUD  carlhardw | 02/01/07
Carl!  nomorems | 02/01/07
this ?safety gap? would have then each speak recognition software  carlhardw | 02/01/07
Please, Carl!  nomorems | 02/01/07
This just in!!!  techboy_z | 02/01/07
vista - the ultimate media machine  stephenf@... | 02/01/07
Good Investigative Work  FreeStyleWork | 02/01/07
Thanks  georgeou | 02/01/07
You're kidding, right?  Jaykul | 02/01/07
I got it to work  georgeou | 02/01/07
Of course you did  Jaykul | 02/01/07
Yes, less reliable but yes  georgeou | 02/01/07
Just those who use voice recognition  Jaykul | 02/01/07
/golfclap congrats on distorting facts to make Vista look bad  JamesDoyle | 02/01/07
Not necessarily just for the handicapped  Tony Agudo | 02/01/07
If you knew anything about me, you'd know I don't troll MS  georgeou | 02/01/07
Not FUD  deadplant | 02/01/07
Silliest thing I ever read....  blohrer@... | 02/01/07
the point remains - it's exploitable  mdsmedia | 02/01/07
yer bunk  deadplant | 02/01/07
no ticky no laundry  picardo288 | 02/02/07
Another Vulnerability Found!  coffeefueled | 02/02/07
If you don't understand the difference between a website  georgeou | 02/02/07
Possible? Sure. Likely? NOT  bumberfsck | 02/02/07
Just need to be a good clear voice  georgeou | 02/02/07
Radio  charles.harcq@... | 02/03/07
RE: Microsoft confirms Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw  Althar if | 10/20/07
RE: Microsoft confirms Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw  Althar if | 10/20/07
RE: Microsoft confirms Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw  a1931582 | 11/22/09

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