On 22/09/14 03:32, Good Guy wrote:
On 21/09/2014 17:31, Joe User wrote:
On 21/09/14 16:52, Dave wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:52:18 +0100, Joe User wrote:

I once knew a guy who bought an expensive home with an elaborate
security
system. However, setting the alarm each time he left the house was a
pain
so he didn't bother.
One day he was robbed. Naturally he tried to sue the alarm company,
claiming that their system failed to protect him. The case is still in
litigation.

Your point being?



The point is that if you have an administrator account, why do you not
password protect it?

Well quite, perhaps you'd be better off asking M$ about this.

Don't you think it is stupid to keep that account
open?

Utterly stupid yes, remind me again where I said this was a good idea.

Administrator account aka the first account ever created on any
new windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows8 system, is always an administrator
account or a member of Admin group. Why do you keep it open?

I can't, I have no idea why it is possible to create an administrator
account without a password nor do I really understand *exactly* why a
hidden unprotected administrator account is required.

There is a *very specific* situation where it is a good idea to have an
unprotected admin account. Getting the system into this state requires a
fair bit of knowledge on the part of the user, if they have that level
of knowledge in the first place then I'd question their motives anyway.

All I can think of is that it's a way for a knowledgeable user to charge
$160.00 dollars or whatever to 'retrieve' a locked system.

Explain to us.

I wish I could, I was hoping someone could explain it to me.

Think about it.

Take your own advice, do your own research.


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Not confused, just ... bewildered