Re: A new bug in csrss.exe ??

From: H. Debs (no@spam.com)
Date: 11/16/02 

From: "H. Debs" <no@spam.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:39:13 +0100

Thanks Ken.

Should I stop and disable the "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service"?

"Ken Wickes [MS]" <kenwic@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eXCFN0OjCHA.2156@tkmsftngp12...
> I don't have a modem here at work to check on, but in my LAN cards TCP/IP
> properties, there is a NetBIOS setting. I think that's what they mean.
>
> Never seen the WMI problem before. I'm surprised that dialog uses WMI.
Did
> you disable the winmgmt service or anything?
>
> The firewall should be blocking these popups. If it's not then there is a
> problem.
>
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> "H. Debs" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:#BAdzxFjCHA.2324@tkmsftngp08...
> > Thanks a lot Ken for the link and the info.
> >
> > It says in there that one of the conditions is to have NetBIOS enabled
for
> > the internet connection. I don't see a NetBIOS mentioned anywhere when
I
> > look at my DUN connection properties.
> > But I have a service running called "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service". Is
> that
> > what they mean?
> > I have a single PC, connected via ADSL modem to the internet. Do I need
> > this NetBIOS service? Can I safely stop it? Why do I get "WMI:
Critical
> > Error" message when I click on the "Dependencies" tab of any service?
> >
> > Sorry for confusing it with MSN Messenger, but you must admit some
people
> at
> > MS don't seem to have a lot of imagination for finding names :)
> >
> > Oh, BTW, I discovered my firewall was disabled when that popup came up
> > today. I remember having done so to test something a few days ago, and
> > forgot to re-enable it. But I don't think it was disabled the 3 other
> times
> > I saw this popup.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ken Wickes [MS]" <kenwic@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:OHulI5CjCHA.4228@tkmsftngp08...
> > > This is the messenger service, not to be confused with MSN Messenger
or
> > > Windows messenger. It's been in Windows a long time, most for network

> > admin
> > > to notify clients of network problems. Only recently have spammers
> > latched
> > > onto it.
> > >
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
> > >
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