Re: Ssdpsrv.exe in WindowsME

[Stefan Laudat <stefan () FuckMicrosoft com>]

> Ssdpsrv.exe is the file that starts the UPnP server on WindowsME boxes.
> This service comes standard with the WindowsME installation.

<wondering mode on>

But it isn't neither loaded at startup nor installed with standard WinME
installation. Have a look :-/

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ver

Windows Millennium [Version 4.90.3000]

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

0 Ethernet adapter :

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 172.16.252.2
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . : 172.16.252.1

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>dir c:\windows\system\ss*.*

 Volume in drive C is MACIUCA
 Volume Serial Number is 323E-0FF2
 Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM

File not found
                         2.560.61 MB free


[root@bunker /root]# nmap -sT 172.16.252.2

Starting nmap V. 2.54BETA7 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
Interesting ports on ninja (172.16.252.2):
(The 1533 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
Port       State       Service
139/tcp    open        netbios-ssn             

Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 1 second

[root@bunker /root]# telnet ninja 5000
Trying 172.16.252.2...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

Ahem... grabbed my IBM T22 notebook, erased an ext2 partition of it,
installed winme using only typical settings, yet no result. 

</wondering mode on>

Now, please enlighten me a bit:
1. Are you sure about this ? How many platforms did you actually test
before reporting it to anyone?
2. Are there any special WinME installation settings that you checked
during the setup process ?
3. Did you actually notify Microsoft as normal people should behave?

> This causes the server crash and closes port 5000.
> Either you must restart the server by manually running ssdpsrv.exe
> or reboot.

Or either a guy who got his shots should report it to Microsoft 
support so we can eventually get an update.


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Stefan Laudat
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