Re: W2K Professional Install with original CD (pre-service packs)...a humbling experience.
From: Billy (Noone_at_home.spamnet)
Date: 01/21/05
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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:28:54 GMT
"John Roberts" <box1220@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using Windows 98SE now and wanted to see if Windows 2000 Pro would
> be a good upgrade for my home PC. Luckily, I have an older PC kicking
> around that I like to test these ideas on before I screw anything up
> with my bright ideas.
>
> I booted from the original W2K Pro install CD and reformatted the
> drive using the NTFS file system. The install proceeded normally save
> for a CLASSES.ZI_ file that wouldn't copy over (skipped it without
> subsequent problems).
>
> After configuring my system to access the Internet, my first idea was
> to visit Windows Update to get the latest Service Packs and HotFixes.
> Before I could get very far though, I figure my PC was attacked by
> various viruses until the CPU usage rose to 100% with the DSL modem
> lights flashing like crazy. Suffice to say, SP4 didn't make it onto my
> system. Tried the whole thing again with McAfee Firewall/VS installed
> and started getting all kinds of firewall messages about tftp.exe
> services.exe, svchost.exe trying to access the Internet. After a
> while, I didn't know what to let through or not and couldn't access
> the Internet. When I shut down the firewall, virus warnings started
> popping ad nauseum.
>
> MY QUESTION IS (as a naive Win98 user), is W2K that vulnerable? Can a
> vulnerable W2K PC be detected that quickly and exploited within
> minutes of accessing the Internet? Is the only solution to download
> SP4 and all the hotfixes and apply them off-line before even thinking
> of connecting to the Internet? I know you can make an updated
> installation (with all the fixes applied) if you have Windows 2000
> already, but I can't with my Windows 98.
>
Actually you can use Win98 to download the SP4 pack and create a
slipstreamed W2K install CD. Google for info.
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