RE: Windows user privileges

["joe" <mvp () joeware net>]

On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 04:19:49PM -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> > Windows has several groups.  By default users are in the "USERS" 
> > group, *not* the ADMINISTRATORS group.

> On every XP install that I've seen from every major OEM (Dell, 
> Compaq, Gateway, etc) fast user switching is on by default 
> and every user is an administrator. Not "on most"; on every single one.

I would say that is more the fault of the configuration than anything.
Probably cheaper for the OEMs to do it that way from a educational
perspective, they don't have to teach the user anything, just say go. 

  Joe

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