[mswindowsxp] Re: Locking down (sort-of)

  • From: "Joe Shonk" <JShonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 13:12:11 -0700

Hmmm. Your saying that you won't use the benefits of AD, yet your asking =
for many of the features it offers.

Joe

Any particular reasons why users need to install software? They end up =
with IM, Gator, Deskflag, Webshots, and many other crap releated apps.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Fowler [mailto:mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 12:42 PM
To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: Locking down (sort-of)



Unfortunately, AD first is not going to happen here. We just won't use =
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of the benefits until later. However, can user's still mess with the=20
network settings and such as Power User's?


At 03:29 PM 4/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Adding an end user to the local Power User group will give them the
>ability to install most software - any software that doesn't
>load/install services.  =3D20
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>I would suggest getting to the Active Directory first, then you will =
get
>all the management benefits on the desktop (XP)
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>From: Matt Fowler [mailto:mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20
>Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 3:26 PM
>To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: Locking down (sort-of)
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>No Active Directory yet. On the horizon, just not yet. We are going to
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>At 03:24 PM 4/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:
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> >Are you running Active Directory?  If so, you can use group policies =
to
> >lock down the machine.
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Matt Fowler [mailto:mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20
> >Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 3:18 PM
> >To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [mswindowsxp] Locking down (sort-of)
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> >Has anyone had any success locking down XP Pro such that a user can
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