[NPMUG] Microsoft: Helpless for now?

[Charles Firth]

It's pretty funny ;)
It's caused by (what else) Internet Explorer. Basically, when IE is on a webpage with a "help" script embedded and the user hits F1 (for help), that script is immediately run. No matter what it is. 


On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Marty Swartz wrote:

> Oh, the delicious irony of this one!  Responding to a prompt to ask for help .. puts you in a bad place, and in need of help.
> 
> - Marty
> 
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Charles Firth <charles at firthconsulting.com> wrote:
> There's a security bug in Windows XP that could hijack your machine if you press F1.
> Currently there's no fix, so Microsoft is advising XP users to not hit F1. 
> (F1 is the key you're supposed to hit for Help)
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9164038/Microsoft_Don_t_press_F1_key_in_Windows_XP
> 
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