Preventing OS updates through a managed network?

I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?

Thank you

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I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?


Before you will be allowed to attached your unknown unmanaged , possibly
unsecured and virus ridden laptop to there tightly controlled and managed
network you will have to be approved by various routes. One of these will
probably involve the IT department. Your questions about what you can and
cannot do etc will be best answered by them due to the specific nature of
your situation.

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Regards,

Mike
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wrote in message
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I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?

Thank you

So much for Microsoft for help and my system is not virus
ridden the only issues of security come from the massive
holes left in the OS by Microsoft, and to allow access
through the firewall with no possibility to access other
resources which can become compromised should be no
problem at all.


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wrote in message
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I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want
them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?


Before you will be allowed to attached your unknown
unmanaged , possibly
unsecured and virus ridden laptop to there tightly
controlled and managed
network you will have to be approved by various routes.
One of these will
probably involve the IT department. Your questions
about what you can and
cannot do etc will be best answered by them due to the
specific nature of
your situation.

--
Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

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confers no
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wrote in message
...
I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want
them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?

Thank you


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Don't be so sure mate, even the most advanced and
carefull users get hacked.

BTW security holes is generic software problem,
maybe it is that you know only ms products that
makes you think it is related with newsgroup hostess
in specific.

Ah, one more thing, firewalls have holes too:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...itty.worm.html


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So much for Microsoft for help and my system is not virus
ridden the only issues of security come from the massive
holes left in the OS by Microsoft, and to allow access
through the firewall with no possibility to access other
resources which can become compromised should be no
problem at all.



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wrote in message
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I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want

them

to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?


Before you will be allowed to attached your unknown

unmanaged , possibly

unsecured and virus ridden laptop to there tightly

controlled and managed

network you will have to be approved by various routes.

One of these will

probably involve the IT department. Your questions

about what you can and

cannot do etc will be best answered by them due to the

specific nature of

your situation.

--
Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

confers no

rights

Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions,

please use these

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wrote in message
.. .

I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want

them

to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?

Thank you


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wrote in message
...
So much for Microsoft for help and my system is not virus
ridden the only issues of security come from the massive
holes left in the OS by Microsoft, and to allow access
through the firewall with no possibility to access other
resources which can become compromised should be no
problem at all.


My comment was that from a corporate network administrators perspective they
have significantly more to fear from you and as such they should be tightly
controlling your ability to access their network with such an unknown device
as represented by your PC.
There are a number of ways that by attaching your machine to their
environment they could gain some degree of control of your device and thus
make configuration changes etc.
However - you will have to take their advice on what they demand or require
you to do to be allowed to join their environment. Irrespective of any
settings or advice you are provided about how to prevent them doing anything
to you - you have no right to make any demand about this, as you are
attaching your device to their network - they are perfectly within their
rights to require you to meet any conditions to allow you access.

--
Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

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wrote in message
...
So much for Microsoft for help and my system is not virus
ridden the only issues of security come from the massive
holes left in the OS by Microsoft, and to allow access
through the firewall with no possibility to access other
resources which can become compromised should be no
problem at all.


-----Original Message-----
wrote in message
...
I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want
them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?


Before you will be allowed to attached your unknown
unmanaged , possibly
unsecured and virus ridden laptop to there tightly
controlled and managed
network you will have to be approved by various routes.
One of these will
probably involve the IT department. Your questions
about what you can and
cannot do etc will be best answered by them due to the
specific nature of
your situation.

--
Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no
rights

Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions,
please use these
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wrote in message
...
I am using my personal laptop with XP for consulting
work, my client is a huge fortune 500 company and does
updates of its desktop systems all the time.

I want to have internet access only and do not want
them
to modify or update my system in anyway through their
network updates...How can I accomplish this?

Thank you


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