Re: Ssdpsrv.exe in WindowsME

[Mark Watts <m.watts () qinetiq com>]

I can confirm that Win ME *can* have this service installed.

It's part of the Universal Plug and Play feature that is available as one of 
the 'packages' ME allows you to install.  Removing this package (via the 
add/remove programs feature) will remove this service.

I am unnaware of what makes this service get installed as I have only come 
across it once. A 'regular' installation of ME does NOT install this afaict, 
I believe you have to do a custom install.

Mark.

On Thursday 18 October 2001 9:11 pm, Stefan Laudat wrote:
> > 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.