PDT." O'Reilly said the glitch did not affect those making legitimate downloads. "The vulnerability, which consisted of an inconsistency in filtering user access, has been removed as of 12:30 p.m. "In the last 24 hours, unauthorized users exploited a vulnerability in the servers distributing the downloads of the (Windows) XP Release Candidate 1," said Conxion spokeswoman Megan O'Reilly. Though Conxion has been Microsoft's preferred provider for about five years, the software maker previously operated some of the servers involved in the delivery process. Delivery of the Windows XP preview is the first time the company has had exclusive responsibility for distributing Microsoft software. The timing isn't exactly good for Conxion either. A problem discovered during the first week of the program created a back door that allowed free downloads of Windows XP for about 30 hours before it was patched. Microsoft launched the Windows XP Preview Program on July 2 and ran into trouble right away. Those people paid between $10 and $20 for the right to get the software.
The glitch, reported Monday by people attempting to download the software and confirmed by CNET, underscores ongoing problems Microsoft has encountered in delivering preview versions of the new operating system to more than 100,000 testers. A security hole in servers run by Conxion, Microsoft's Web hosting partner, allowed people to download a testing version of Windows XP without paying for it for the second time in two weeks.
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