Microsoft feels heat of legal battles, first Win2K

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While the legal actions swirl around Microsoft, its customers are starting to grapple with the application compatibility and other technical issues as they begin rolling out Windows 2000.

One major company had to roll back an order for thousands of copies of Symantec Corp.'s pcAnywhere after finding that it crashed Windows 2000.

"The only fix we've found is to reboot Windows [2000 Professional] in safe mode and uninstall pcAnywhere," said an IT manager for the company who requested anonymity. "It's this kind of thing we were hoping to avoid."

Separately, online bug tracking site BugNet confirmed what could be a more serious problem -- a security flaw in Active Directory that allows network administrators to give themselves access rights to restricted areas even after their rights have been limited.

Microsoft vehemently denied the charge in a statement that said the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of Active Directory's security model.

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http://news.excite.com/news/zd/000226/18/microsoft-feels-heat

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), February 27, 2000


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