> > Have you been able to determine *why* Microsoft made this > braindead > > decision? Or where it's documented? Their own knowledgebase is > filled > > with examples of using the device, so I imagine they'll have to > post a > > workaround somewhere... > > AFAIK, nobody has posted any links to information that shows that > Microsoft actually *did* change this. I've searched their KB some > (including the partner-only one for people with the paid > agreements, which contains information about bugs that they don't > want to be public), and find nothing about it. > > Unless you can reproduce this on a clean system, I'm definitely > inclined to say this is caused by some other piece of software on > the machine - firewall, antivirus, antispyware or virus/spyware > itself.
Actually, I've been able to find some more information about this, which confirms that the problem is access rights on the NUL device, but it's *NOT* set by a MS security patch. I'd be interested in seeing the output from the command: Subinacl /service NULL On a system where this does not work. (If you get an empty update, make sure you have a version of subinacl that corresponds to your windows version) (There are known apps that mess this up, but my NDA prevents me from telling you which one(s)...) //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org