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Re: Windows 2000 more secure than Vista.
Interesting statistics. This indicates that Windows 2000 is significantly more secure than XP. I have found the 2000 security related controls available to the user to be somewhat limited when compared with XP. Anyone know why 2000 would fare so much better? |
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| said by mikenolan7  :I have found the 2000 security related controls available to the user to be somewhat limited when compared with XP. Mind elaborating on what you call "security related controls". I certainly hope you are not talking about windows firewall. 
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Torrance, CA | I was referring mostly to the controls available within the Microsoft Management Console. |
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| said by mikenolan7 :I was referring mostly to the controls available within the Microsoft Management Console. I maybe mistaken, but 99.9% of home users run as admin. Do you run threatfire on any of your companies/organizations machines? I am pretty sure that these results are from a home users perspective not an admins. I guess it is possible that some of the machines that were polled were in a business setting running threatfire, but I highly doubt it.
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| said by rawwhide :said by mikenolan7 :I was referring mostly to the controls available within the Microsoft Management Console. I maybe mistaken, but 99.9% of home users run as admin. Do you run threatfire on any of your companies/organizations machines? I am pretty sure that these results are from a home users perspective not an admins. I guess it is possible that some of the machines that were polled were in a business setting running threatfire, but I highly doubt it. I am a home user. The Security Templates snap in is a very easy way to tighten security and monitor it over time, even for a home user. I like to keep setup disks for my favorite OS's, and a customized Security Template is a good tool to put on one. That way I never hesitate to wipe a machine and start over or install a different OS. I found more detailed instructions in a book I have, but the basics can be found here:
»www.windowsecurity.com/articles/···tes.html
For a home user, just follow the manual instructions. And no, I never run as Admin, doesn't matter what OS. |
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| said by mikenolan7 :For a home user, just follow the manual instructions. And no, I never run as Admin, doesn't matter what OS. It is hard enough to get the average user to Update the OS. Before routers were common it was almost impossible to get the average "home user" to run software firewalls. I would guess that 99% of people just get in and drive without reading any manuals. Like with automobiles the average person will not want to read or do anything further than just sit down at the keyboard and, well, drive.
edit: almost forgot, this response was typed on one of my two win2k boxes. 
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| There's no doubt that 2000 can be run very securely, I wasn't knocking it.  I just didn't understand why it would be more secure than XP. I think other posters are correct in that the data is contaminated with too many variables.
My only beef with any of the Windows NT releases is that I can download other OS's that are just as good for free, or purchase them for $40-$50, with all of the third party software I'll ever need in the same shrinkwrapped package. But the kids gotta play the latest games, so there's usually a box or two with Windows running on it around here. |
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