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| Thread ID: 31745 | 2003-03-30 09:36:00 | new install xp but no admin rights?? | craigrob (1722) | Press F1 |
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| 132223 | 2003-03-30 09:36:00 | I have just installed xp pro on brand new system and when i try to import internet favourites from a file on a cd/rw disk a windows pops up saying I need admin rights to save this file! I am logged in as the administrator so why am i having this prob?? And should i be surfing the web logged on as administrator? I read somewhere that this is dangerous as it leaves your computor open to attack? Any help appreciated! |
craigrob (1722) | ||
| 132224 | 2003-03-30 10:31:00 | > And should i be surfing the web logged on as > administrator? I read somewhere that this is > dangerous as it leaves your computer open to attack? Please let me know where you read this bit of news, I would like to read the article as I only use my Admin logon. I believe with a firewall and virus protection I am invinceable. If this is not true, I would like to know. For now I will continue to use my admin logon though - I am not saying it is good to, just I haven't heard otherwise. Radz:p |
raddersnz (684) | ||
| 132225 | 2003-03-30 10:58:00 | It is beneficial in the same sense as one should not use *nix while logged in as root all that often. As for the not being allowed to update the files. No idea how that happens. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 132226 | 2003-03-30 11:23:00 | From unix land, the reason is if a remote site is able to use a bug in your browser (or other app) to gain access to your computer, they have the same access restrictions as the account you were using. If its root/admin then they can do a lot more damage than a normal user. How much difference it makes on windows depends on how restricted your user accounts are. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 132227 | 2003-03-30 11:36:00 | hold down the windows key and press the "L" key that should log you out of windows ( i'm making some assumptions here ) and you should see the name of the account you've logged in as and if its an admin account! :-) |
minos#2 (318) | ||
| 132228 | 2003-03-31 00:35:00 | Just correcting minos's assumption... that's actually the lock window for XP, doesn't log you out but locks the screen until the User or an Admin type in their login details. | Kame (312) | ||
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