RE: [Full-Disclosure] Windows user privileges

From: Todd Towles (toddtowles_at_brookshires.com)
Date: 11/20/04

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    To: "Mike Hoye" <mhoye@neon.polkaroo.net>, <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 14:44:41 -0600

    Dell gives the full OS cd and then a separate drivers CD, at least on
    the business side. Not sure about the home side.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com
    > [mailto:full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hoye
    > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 7:19 AM
    > To: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
    > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Windows user privileges
    >
    > 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.
    >
    > Furthermore, these machines don't have actual XP OS install
    > CDs, they usually come with "restore" CDs that just return
    > the PC to this same initial state if they're used, which they
    > almost never are.
    >
    > I have never seen a home user, that is to say change that
    > setting or create a user who is actually just a "User". Not
    > once, ever.
    >
    > > It might make sense if you actually had knowledge of an OS
    > before you
    > > criticize it.
    >
    > I don't think the question should be "why is IRC still
    > around", I think the question should be "why is
    > full-disclosure turning into IRC?"
    >
    > - Mike Hoye
    >
    > --
    > "Buy land. They've stopped making it." - Mark Twain
    >
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