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Old 01-05-2009   #14 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: How to prevent installation of software?

"Norm Raddick" <nraddick@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:25:45 -0000, "Gordon"
> <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> 1. Have her use Vista's "Guest Account"
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>>Which according to MS is a SECURITY RISK - why otherwise are the guest
>>accounts turned OFF by default?
>
> I know that it's turned off by default, but do you have a cite for
> where MS specifically states that it's a security risk?

Microsoft Baseline Security Advisor. If you run that it will tell you the
Guest account is a security risk.

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