>> Surely you can't actually do that in a protected-mode operating system.
>> (I.e., anything less ancient than Windows NT, circa 1993.)
>
> Surely you shouldn't be able to install a rootkit from an audio CD
> without the user knowing :-)

Ah.

I haven't personally tested this, but I *presume* it's only possible for 
administrative users to do this. Unfortunately, Windows XP lets you run 
with full admin privileges by default. I'd imagine that a limited user 
wouldn't be able to do this.

Then again, I haven't checked...

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