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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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html >
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