Re: Why RosAsm Breaks on a large number of symbols

From: f0dder (f0dder_spicedham_at_flork.dk)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:35:22 +0200

Robert Redelmeier wrote:
> hutch-- <hutch@movsd.com> wrote:
>> understand what you are talking about, if you write a loop
>> and set the highers priority to the app with that loop you
>> lock up the box. It can probably happen although I doubt it
>> on any of the NT based systems, I have locked up various
>> things one win2k and it can be closed down by the system
>> without any problems.
>
> I've locked MS-WinNT 4.0 with `jmp $` set at realtime priority
> from non-admin userspace. I should try on an MS-Win2k system.
>
Cute.

Sounds weird that a non-admin user by default has the privilege
necessary to set realtime priority (have they fixed this on
later NT versions?), but it's a privilege that can be taken away
by admins, so it's a fixable issue :)