I am not sure it is a "security vulnerability or a simple bug".
Generally if an action causes undesired results, the solution is
simple.
Do not do it.
While it may be an issue for some, the obvious solution resolves it
before it starts

A few seconds is not an issue since the boxes can be easily closed.
While the key combination may be common, holding them down for more
than a few seconds is not.

Even if this can be done remotely does not necessarily make this an
issue.
However the attack vector would probably be an issue.
I am more concerned with keeping something off the computer rather
than what it can do once it is inside.
Once something undesirable is inside any computer with any operating
system, most of the battle is already lost.

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"carl feredeck" <carlferedeck@wizzmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you attack me for just posting this, then you are a troll.. a
> vista troll. Learn to accept that vista is not perfect... it is very
> faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from perfect! Vista is NOT a God to be worshiped!
>
>
> [url]http://news.softpedia.com/news/Perform-a-Windows-Vista-Suicide-Pressing-Just-2-Keys-59886.shtml[/url]
>
> Windows Vista can be completely killed by pressing a simple
> combination of
> just two keys. All you need to crush Microsoft's latest operating
> system and
> put the much-applauded Wow at an end is two fingers. Thanks to
> odeeee for
> this news.
>
>
> This issue has been reported independently of Microsoft, and the
> Redmond
> company has failed to issue any official comment at the time of this
> article. The immediate question which comes to mind is if the
> problem is a
> security vulnerability or a simple bug.
>
> Either way, you too can watch Windows Vista die in front of your
> eyes. To
> make matters worse, the key combination is one of the most utilized
> keyboard
> shortcuts in Windows. Pressing the Windows key together with "E"
> will start
> Computer in Windows Vista. Keeping the two keys pressed will open a
> large
> volume of Computer windows. Want to crush Windows Vista? Nothing
> could be
> simpler. Just keep the two keys pressed for more than 20 - 30
> seconds.
>
> The operating system will begin to behave aberrantly and will
> continue to
> open Computer instances flooding the desktop. There is no way to
> restore
> Vista to its normal self, outside of a reboot. With Computer windows
> cascading on your desktop, you will soon find that Task Manager
> cannot be
> accessed. The same is valid for additional processes. You will have
> to
> restart the operating system in order to restore Vista.
>
> "It took millions of dollars to make Windows Vista secure and
> stable. While
> I am happy that Windows Vista is so much stable than Windows XP;
> there is a
> bullet proof way to crash WindowsVista. A simple service which loops
> a
> thousand times while sending Windows Key + E can be written within
> ten
> minutes. Microsoft may have spent millions of dollars for security
> and
> stability; it takes two fingers or a simple service to crash Windows
> Vista
> down. No matter how bullet proof Windows Vista claims to be, two
> keys to
> crash the operating system is a bullet proof approach as well,"
> revealed the
> author of the crash method on TechTicles.
>
> In its present form, the bug seems to create nothing more than a
> Denial of
> Service condition. It remains to be seen if it can be exploited
> remotely or
> if it permits code execution. Still, I'd put my money on a bug,
> rather than
> on a security vulnerability.
>
>
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