[pchelpers] Re: winxp admin privileges

Obviously, there are risks in unwise use of admin privilege. Still, it 
may be there is now sufficient information to deal with the original 
problem.

Scott McNay wrote:

>Hi John,
>
>Saturday, March 27, 2004, 2:06:26 PM, you wrote:
>
>JD> Administrator Versus User Logon
>
>JD> http://www.theeldergeek.com/administrator_versus_user_logon.htm
>
>It's worse when you're on a network, using a name which has
>administrative access to other computers.  Makes it VERY easy for
>malware to spread and act.
>
>
>JD> Forgot the Administrator's Password?
>JD> http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
>
>Boot CDs are available also, in addition to the boot floppies
>mentioned in this article. See http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
>
>--Scott.
>
>
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