Originally posted here by flamecruiser
I've noticed that in some systems, esp. win95, if the system is part of a network, which requires a user to type in his username and password, and if you press Ctrl+Esc, the task manager will appear. From there, you can access almost anything. This is a loophole, right?
Why is it that only some win98 systems are patched?

There really is no security on any Windows OS before say NT or 2000. So I wouldn't call it a loophole or anything, just a lack of any kind of security. The login for Windows 9x is basically worthless, unless you are logging into a network domain. Even then it doesn't do a whole heck of a lot for you, because you can still bypass the login and gain local access to the mahine.