kenw@kmsi.net wrote: But, regardless, Win2K and WinXP do have restricted-user modes that tie this stuff down quite well. They tend to be used in corporate environments.
Indeed, and the one reason being that the last thing the IT staff wants is users installing apps, because even if the user is not installing a worm or Trojan, installing software inevitably generates incompatibilities and demand for more support.
But for home users, it gets to be a pain in the butt, because it prevents a lot of things users want to do, like installing games, multimedia apps and spyware.
Yep. In XP home, it's easy to have several users on the same machine but by default they all have administrative rights.
doug@nanog.con.com wrote: Microsoft software is inherently less safe than Linux/*BSD software. This is because Microsoft has favored usability over security. This is because the market has responded better to that tradeoff. This is because your mom doesn't want to have to hire a technical consultant to manage her IT infrastructure when all she wants to do is get email pictures of her grandkids.
Exactly. Michel.