Re: Making internet connection available to all users on win2k?
From: Damien McBain (ask_at_me.for.it)
Date: 01/23/05
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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:03:34 +1100
Mark wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I am trying to make my win2k pro machine more secure due to recent
> problems that caused me to have to reformat and repartition my
> harddrive and reinstall. I used to run my computer using the option
> presented upon install that tells windows to assume that a single
> user is always logged on. Inspite of firewalls and antivirus I
> suspect that someone snuck something by thrashed my file records. I
> have been using windows for quite a while but have never taken the
> time to learn anything about it except how to do the basics that I
> need. I have been told that it is a bad thing to stay logged on with
> Admin rights, especially while surfing the web because it exposes
> your computer more easily. I have followed this advice and created
> another user with restricted privledges that I intend to use most
> times except when I need to install stuff. Problem is, I can surf
> the internet just fine while logged in as Administrator, but when I
> log in to my restricted account...I can't connect. How can I make
> the internet (and all installed programs for that matter) accessable
> to my restricted account so that the only time I log in as Admin is
> when I need to install more stuff?
>
Change your restricted a/c to admin & set up your internet options then back
to user.
IMHO this is a waste of time though. If you take the necessary precautions:
- change your options such that you must log on to your computer using your
password (which you don't tell anyone).
- keep Win2k updated preferably with auto updates
- run some av s/w (I use Avast - free to the home user)
- use a decent router with a firewall
- don't click 'yes' when confronted with a di box that wants to install
something
- periodically run Adaware and Spybot S&D
- stay away from porn, gamblin and warez sites
then the odds of having an internet related security problem are slim unless
a hacker specifically wants to get you. If you already do all this then I
would be surprised if your problem originated from general internet use.
I don't know anyone who does not use their home pc with admin privelages
(except Linux users who avoid logging in as root).
HTH!
Damo
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