From: "Geo" 

If it allows links that are done in html to appear in a folderview, then
that's probably all that's required to do the exploit.

Geo.

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> But it doesn't display a preview of bmp's or jpg's and doesn't provide the
> file info in the webview.  At least it doesn't do these things either at
all
> or in a way similar to win2K?  Whenever I'm at my wife's XP computer
> (shudder) I miss not seeing the previews and file information in explorer.
> Webview isn't even a selection under the view menu in XP's explorer.
>
> Gary
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:4269399d{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/evaluate/xptechov.mspx
> >
> > Webview
> >
> > Windows XP uses Webview technology helping you better manage files and
the
> > file namespace. For example, if you select a file or folder, you see a
> list
> > of options allowing you to rename, move, copy, e-mail, remove it, or
> publish
> > to the Web. This functionality is similar to what you see in Windows
2000
> if
> > you right-click on a file or folder; Windows XP takes this information
and
> > brings it into view directly on the desktop,
> >
> >
> > "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> > news:42693428{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Does XP have a webview like win2K?  If not, why not?
> > >
> > > Gary
> > >
> > >
> > > "Geo"  wrote in message
news:4268d105$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > >> "Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
> > >> news:4268660a{at}w3.nls.net...
> > >>
> > >> > A spokesperson for Microsoft downplayed the risks,
insisting that
> > >> > "significant user interaction" would be
required for an attack to
be
> > >> > successful.
> > >>
> > >> She's right, the user must select the exploit file for
it to go off.
> > >>
> > >> Geo.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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