Re: Windows XP Welcome Screen and NT Server 4.0 Security
- From: "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:41:56 -0500
Sounds good Colene and I wish you well. If you know the older stuff such as
NT4.0 that means you have a good background in networking. Much as changed
to the better with Active Directory and Group Policy. Just remember that
with an Active Directory domain that proper DNS configuration is absolutely
crucial to a properly functioning network. Come on back if you have any more
questions. The MVP program is alive and well and has been expanded quite a
bit. I have been a Security MVP since 2003 and am MCSE NT4.0, MCSE Windows
2000, and MCSE Security Windows 2003 . --- Steve
"Colene Evans-Allen" <ColeneEvansAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:CBAA0A0D-06DD-4B90-8AD9-650A47965C84@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello Colin & Steve,
Both of you have been extremely helpful to me!! Thank you :-)
The challenges of this environment are really cool, but also a bit
frustrating. The good news is I know the older technology pretty well,
the
bad news is that we're trying to move forward, and it's a challenge. Of
course, working on a network that has not one piece of paper in terms of
documentation has it's own unique problems, but I'm figuring out what's
been
done here bit by bit. I was wanting to go to MS for a donation, because I
have used that program once before and it was on my to do list to try and
see
if that program was still around.
Take care guys and again Thanks.
Colene Allen
PS to Colin: I was a Windows 9x MVP back in 1996/1997. Life got ugly and
I
lost touch with the MVP community, but I'm so thrilled the program is
still
around.
"Colin Nash [MVP]" wrote:
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ydSdnYeOBrsb6uHZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OK. Thanks for the explanation. Without knowing a lot more about your
whole user situation and security needs you and the others that make
the
final decision will need to decide what is most important -
security/centralized management or user convenience. In Windows XP in a
domain the computer by default will display the last logged on user
name
if that would be a help. Also it can help if the user logon name is
something really easy to remember such as their first name and first
two
or three letters of their last name or the month/year of their birth
etc
as in joan03. Hopefully you can make your case as unless the number of
users is really small the benefits of a domain can be considerable
though
using NT4.0 - yikes! NT4.0 will greatly diminish the benefits of XP Pro
computers in a domain such as using Group Policy. There are numerous
books
on XP Pro and rather than make a recommendation I suggest that you
browse
them at your local bookstore to see what you like as some assume you
know
nothing and others assume a fairly large expertise. Also be sure to
check
out the FREE [they will like that] Shared Computer Toolkit from
Microsoft
for XP SP2 if you need to stay in a workgroup as it can do a LOT to
lockdown users. Good luck. --- Steve
Also, if cost is the issue that is keeping the centre from moving away
from
NT4, this page may be of use:
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/ican/softwaredonations.mspx
.
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