Re: Can Vista be "locked down" ?

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"ray" <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:24:01 -0700, pc nerd wrote:

I have a laptop with 64-bit Home Premium. I'm using IE 8. I have some
questions regarding "locking down" Vista with the tools supplied by
Vista.

I'm using IE 8. I've read that it uses protected mode & that the IE code
is isolated from the OS code. Does that mean that it is impossible for
my laptop to be infected by viruses, spyware, etc. ?

The following is from the boook, "Windows Vista Unleashed".

"Administrators group-Members of this group run as standard users, but
are able to elevate their privileges when required just by clicking a
button in a dialog box.

(That must be why I need to click the button on the dialog box.)

Standard users group-These are the least-privileged users, although
they, too, can elevate their privileges when needed. However, they
require access to an administrator password to do so."

Well, that's confusing! Administrator runs as standard user. Then why
setup a standard account when the administrator runs as a standard user?

What other settings in IE 8 can I set or change to make IE 8 more
secure?

Thank you.
David

First line of defense would be to install mozilla firefox and use it
instead of IE - it's much more secure. If you're really serious about
security, I would also suggest you start looking at alternatives to MS -
they make the least secure line of systems on the planet.

What a bunch of horse***. Nobody wants to use that INFERIOR Linux/Ubuntu
crap. You can't run the popular software programs out there.


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