Re: XP SP2, Guest account access even when Guest is disabled

From: Mark (mark_at_noemailaddress.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:48:41 -0400

How do I delete the Guest account?

"Mark" <mark@noemailaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Why does XP SP2 enable the Guest login when the Guest account shows
> disabled in the Control Panel | User Accounts, but does not allow a Guest
> to actually log in to the XP system?
>
> The failed attemps show up in the Windows XP SP2 Event Viewer - Security
> log, and there has been many of them on my XP SP2 systems.
>
> The Windows XP SP2 Event Viewer - Security log also shows many access
> logins from a Microsoft Remote Services account. Why?
>
> Windows XP SP2 Security Center shows the following:
>
> Firewall - ON
> Automatic Updates - ON
> Virus Protection - ON
>
> If I do my second XP SP2 computer and try to access my first XP SP2
> system, the Guest login prompt shows where the Guest username is grayed
> out and I enter a password. I found that the Guest password "password"
> worked for a while until a Security log entry shows an update on the
> Microsoft Remote Services account.
>
> Does the Guest account in XP SP2 have a security flaw?
>
>
>

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