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RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox
From: "Phillip R. Paradis" <prp17 () adelphia net>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:28:47 -0500
either use sudo or su to do work as root, but Windows doesn't make users the admin by default *either*, unless you setup Fast User Switching *during* the install.
Windows XP doesn't allow that to be selected during installation. It is activated or not based on available system memory during install; if your system meets the threshold, it's enabled automatically, otherwise it is disabled. (but the Welcome Screen logon UI remains enabled, and must be turned off manually via the control panel or local policy if not desired.) Windows DOES force you to create between 1 and 5 additional users (aside from Administrator) during setup. I've always found that if only one account is created, it is assigned to both the Users and Administrators groups; IIRC, the same is true when two or more are created during setup. If the system is configured to join a domain during setup, the above does not apply; the welcome screen and fast user switching are disabled in a domain setup. IIRC, no additional users are created, either, as they would generally be created within the domain instead.
That's simply false. Windows has several groups. By default users are in the "USERS" group, *not* the ADMINISTRATORS group.
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