Re: XP Security Issue
From: Bill Crocker (wcrocker007@comcast.net)
Date: 03/02/03
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From: "Bill Crocker" <wcrocker007@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 19:10:08 -0500
"Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.18caff5f5820fe2b9899ce@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> In article <v6214t3q4srt30@corp.supernews.com>,
> administrator@yellowhead.com says...
> > I just received a new computer. I wanted Windows 2000 installed on it,
but the
> > company I purchased it form said that the package was only available
with XP. I
> > haven't decided yet if I will keep XP or install 2000. After much work,
I
> > finally got the user interface so that it is somewhat reasonable (that
standard
> > kiddyland interface is the pitts), but there seems to be a lot of
deficiency in
> > the network side of things.
> >
> > There does not appear to be any way of using passwords on Netbios
connections,
> > and the NTFS permissions are not accessible on the home version. Any
shared
> > directories seem to be completely open. To verify that, I went to a
different
> > network and attempted to connect to one of the shared directories that
are set
> > up by default (SharedDocs, which is C:\Documents and Settings\All
> > Users\Documents\). It seems that I can connect to it from anywhere, and
what
> > makes matters even worse is that I cannot change it except by editing
the
> > registry. Am I missing something, or is every XP system connected to the
> > Internet just as vulnerable?
> >
> > J.A. Coutts
> > Systems Engineer
> > MantaNet/TravPro
>
> You can turn off FILE/PRINTER sharing, and unless you have a network you
> don't really need it.
>
> If you are using a DSL/Cable connection get yourself a ROUTER with NAT
> (linksys) and put yourself behind it.
>
> XP, even Home, has a firewall of sorts, it should have been enabled by
> default - look up on the web how to enable it.
>
> You need to disable all the eye-candy, it eats memory, and you can set
> it to look just like 2000.
>
> If you want a network OS, get XP Professional - I switched all my
> workstations from 2000 to XP Prof and love it.
>
>
> --
> --
> Leythos999@columbus.rr.com
> (Remove 999 to reply to me)
Curious as to why you like XP more than 2000, if you turned off all the
things that make the difference?
Bill Crocker
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