full-disclosure - Windows user privileges

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From: uberguidoz at gmail.com (GuidoZ)
Subject: Windows user privileges

They do the same on the home side. (Well, at least they did last time
I bought a Dell laptop. Been a few years.) I was going to point this
out too but you beat me to it. =)

--
Peace. ~G


On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 14:44:41 -0600, Todd Towles
<toddtowles@...okshires.com> wrote:
> 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@...ts.netsys.com
> > [mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hoye
> > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 7:19 AM
> > To: full-disclosure@...ts.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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> >
> 
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