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Old April 14th 04, 07:45 AM
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wipe it out.
all your computers should be from a very similar image
when given out, so they are easiest to maintain. Ideally,
all have the same hardware too. Preloaded systems often
have systray (always running) junkware and services that
really cut performance (hey, you need a faster processor
and more memory!)...





-----Original Message-----
Hello All,

I have a couple of questions for all Windows XP security

guys here.

We (my company) purchased 30 brand new machines from Dell.
Before you introduce those machines to your network,which

if these two
option would you do and why?

a. Boot them up and add them to the domain and do all

extra
configurations to the machine as you along with the end

user?
b. Wipe out a machine, re-install a clean copy of

Windows XP and Office
XP, do all OS and Office updates, do the nessesary

changes to the registry
for misc items, then extract an image of the machine. Now

do the same step
above and and install production applications and reimage

so you can keep
one with clean WinXP and another one with all production

apps. Then deploy
to all new and future workstations.

Is this me the only one thinking this way or is there's

anyone outthere that
thinks this is a MUST do for any organization in order to

mantain platform
consistency?

I just don't believe in all the 3rd party applications

that comes preloaded
with vendords PC.

Thanks
HecG




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Old April 14th 04, 07:56 AM
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"GX" wrote in message
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Hello All,

I have a couple of questions for all Windows XP security guys here.

We (my company) purchased 30 brand new machines from Dell.
Before you introduce those machines to your network,which if these two
option would you do and why?

a. Boot them up and add them to the domain and do all extra
configurations to the machine as you along with the end user?
b. Wipe out a machine, re-install a clean copy of Windows XP and

Office
XP, do all OS and Office updates, do the nessesary changes to the registry
for misc items, then extract an image of the machine. Now do the same step
above and and install production applications and reimage so you can keep
one with clean WinXP and another one with all production apps. Then deploy
to all new and future workstations.

Is this me the only one thinking this way or is there's anyone outthere

that
thinks this is a MUST do for any organization in order to mantain platform
consistency?

I just don't believe in all the 3rd party applications that comes

preloaded
with vendords PC.

Thanks
HecG

HecG-
Plan B is the only way to go, and here is some required reading for securing
Windows XP. SP2 will be much more secure out of the box, until then pay
attention to security issues!
Windows XP Security Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Good Luck!
PS


 




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