Re: Is Safe Mode is disabled?

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 04/29/03 

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 07:47:22 -0600

Greetings --

    A simple search for "Administrator" in Help & Support reveals lots
of useful information, including "Security Best Practices." Just
because you've steadfastly refused to learn how to use the operating
system, don't assume that every one else is going to blame Microsoft
for their own failings.

    Would you prefer that Microsoft and/or some other large
corporation (the PC manufacturers) set a password to _your_ computer?
Do you need to be protected from yourself?

Bruce Chambers

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"Robert" <Roberts_posts@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:h0rravojjblmlrq19mui7lbfnf6qe8otii@4ax.com...
> I googled this to death already.  That's why I hit the newsgroups.
>
> Having no password requirement for the Administrator is a major
flaw,
> vulnerability, and back door that makes the computer a sitting duck
to
> anyone who wants to access it.
>
> It is easy to check the oil level on cars too. It does not mean
> everyone knows how to do it. But cars come with a manual if you need
> to look it up. Windows lacks the proper manual in this case.
>
> How would you feel if you went to check the oil level on your new
car
> but couldn't find the dipstick?  What if the owners manual made no
> mention of it?  What if some obscure newsgroup writer says it's
easily
> done; just remove the air cleaner, unbolt the top engine cover,
remove
> the flat panel, move the wiring harness aside, and there it is? What
> do you mean you didn't know it was there, it's easy?  How could you
> miss it?
>
> Show me where in Windows XP Home's help files there is any
explanation
> of setting a password for the Administrator account.  Show me where
it
> tells says you need it boot in Safe Mode to access the Administrator
> account.
>
> All the XP security books I have seen discuss only the Pro edition.
> The Home edition is ignored as if security is meaningless.
>
> The Home edition gives the illusion of security.  That is its
greatest
> flaw.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>

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