Built-in Administrator Account Disabled by Default

08-28-2006

Finally!!

Post from Vista Security Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistase...security_.aspx

08-28-2006

Ben Miller wrote:
> Finally!!
>
> Post from Vista Security Blog
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistase...security_.aspx

You have to wonder if this was planned all along. Since the Beta 2 CTP I've
been running as a standard user. It seemed to me that Vista was designed for
this with a standard user (and using run as administrator when needed)
working better than running with the crippled/fake administrator accounts.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/forum/Forum.htm

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