> Ssdpsrv.exe is the file that starts the UPnP server on WindowsME boxes. > This service comes standard with the WindowsME installation. <wondering mode on> But it isn't neither loaded at startup nor installed with standard WinME installation. Have a look :-/ C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ver Windows Millennium [Version 4.90.3000] C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>ipconfig Windows IP Configuration 0 Ethernet adapter : IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 172.16.252.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 172.16.252.1 C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>dir c:\windows\system\ss*.* Volume in drive C is MACIUCA Volume Serial Number is 323E-0FF2 Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM File not found 2.560.61 MB free [root@bunker /root]# nmap -sT 172.16.252.2 Starting nmap V. 2.54BETA7 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) Interesting ports on ninja (172.16.252.2): (The 1533 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) Port State Service 139/tcp open netbios-ssn Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 1 second [root@bunker /root]# telnet ninja 5000 Trying 172.16.252.2... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused Ahem... grabbed my IBM T22 notebook, erased an ext2 partition of it, installed winme using only typical settings, yet no result. </wondering mode on> Now, please enlighten me a bit: 1. Are you sure about this ? How many platforms did you actually test before reporting it to anyone? 2. Are there any special WinME installation settings that you checked during the setup process ? 3. Did you actually notify Microsoft as normal people should behave? > This causes the server crash and closes port 5000. > Either you must restart the server by manually running ssdpsrv.exe > or reboot. Or either a guy who got his shots should report it to Microsoft support so we can eventually get an update. -- Stefan Laudat CCNA & CCAI ------------- When I kill, the only thing I feel is recoil.