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To all who read this. In many cases if you arre not using an Administrator
account you can not utilize many functions. Before sending posts "reporting
bugs or problems" Be sure you are logged on in an administrator account, if
not log on in anadministrator account an see if the problem still happens.
If it does it is a bug if not it is a known problem with Beta 1.
 
However, running as a limited user is recommended by Microsoft and others as
a good routine security practice.

Beta2 will allow for this to work the way you expect in Windows Defender.
Unfortunately, beta1 does not.
 
Could agree with Bill S more. Better to use a limited account as recommended
by MS. I found a very useful utility called DropMyRights. The code is
extracted to a folder of your choice. You then simply create a short cut to
your browser as the Target and point to the previously created folder in the
Start In section. This will give you the bare necessities for browsing.

Stu


Bill Sanderson said:
However, running as a limited user is recommended by Microsoft and others as
a good routine security practice.

Beta2 will allow for this to work the way you expect in Windows Defender.
Unfortunately, beta1 does not.

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Hi all

To run a PC with limited accounts can be a pain......... ;)

If all software vendors did support it and make all applications
100% working it was no problem.

But MS definition of a "administrator", "power user", "user" or "guest"
are a little bit messy , seems to be better in Vistan.

Compare with Linux/Unix system !

Running limited accounts on XP Home edition is really a joke.........
it´s to beg for a lot of work.

regards
plun



Stu used his keyboard to write :
Could agree with Bill S more. Better to use a limited account as recommended
by MS. I found a very useful utility called DropMyRights. The code is
extracted to a folder of your choice. You then simply create a short cut to
your browser as the Target and point to the previously created folder in the
Start In section. This will give you the bare necessities for browsing.

Stu
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Ira, good post,personally I think MS should think about structuring the
newsgroup like many other forums in that the first thing you have to do is
check the FAQ's and then if you dont get a result then type your query in the
search bar and if that still doesnt help then you can post to the site.As far
as admin a/c's goes I'm with Plun.
I have a machine with 5 users but only my a/c is admin.It takes a lot of
time to ensure secure running as it is without adding another ltd user in my
name to comply with MS recommendations.And surely one of your biggest
vulnerbilities is when your downloading.And you can only do that from an
admin a/c anyway.
 
Hi Plun

Running limited accounts on XP Home edition is really a joke.........
it´s to beg for a lot of work.

It doesn`t have to be. The prog I indicated in my post above allows you to
be logged on as an administrator while exposing yourself to the more
dangerous things on the internet (like browsing, email and messaging etc) as
a limited user. In my case I have created two short cuts on my desktop for
explorer. One with full admin privileges and one without. If I want to
download win updates for example I use the former, if its basic surfing like
reading these newsgroups I use the latter. Not that I`m suggesting this is a
dangerous place to be :)

Stu
 
Hi

Well, I believe it´s more important to have
a PC protected with robust protection programs
then to run with limited accounts for a lot of users.
Small business and Home users.

For corporate environments with an another structure and
NO games ;) it´s natural to run limited accounts.

Every admin within a corporate network soons learn why
he must limit users accounts. ;)

Block C from the user, every user file on fileservers,
block alla local installs, everthing controlled from the server with
policys and scripts.

But that is maybe sad......... Terminal PCs again.

regards
plun

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