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RE: [Full-Disclosure] Windows user privileges
- To: "'Mike Hoye'" <mhoye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Windows user privileges
- From: "joe" <mvp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:21:53 -0500
On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 04:19:49PM -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote:
>> Windows has several groups. By default users are in the "USERS"
>> group, *not* the ADMINISTRATORS group.
> On every XP install that I've seen from every major OEM (Dell,
> Compaq, Gateway, etc) fast user switching is on by default
> and every user is an administrator. Not "on most"; on every single one.
I would say that is more the fault of the configuration than anything.
Probably cheaper for the OEMs to do it that way from a educational
perspective, they don't have to teach the user anything, just say go.
Joe
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Pro-Choice
Let me choose if I even want a browser loaded thanks!
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