Client Can Change System Startup Properties (187101)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition

This article was previously published under Q187101

SYMPTOMS

Users logged on to a client session with normal user rights can view the system startup settings for the server and change the operating system that is the default selection at restart.

This behavior is only seen on systems that have their Boot partition formatted in the FAT file system.

These settings are accessed through the System tool in Control Panel in the System Properties dialog box under the Startup/Shutdown tab.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB187101