What's easiest way to REMOVE ALL security from Vista?

I understand that many people need lots of security.
I'm NOT one of those people.

I want to disable ALL security on my Vista System.

I don't want any passwords.
I want every file visible/readable/writable/executable by ANYBODY
who happens onto my network.
I don't want any firewalls.
I don't want any antivirus.
I don't want any automatic updates of any kind to anything.
I don't want any popups asking for permission to do anything.
I'd rather not have all the bloat and duplication in folders for
different users.
I want a single-user system and to be administrator of all things.

Yes, I'll put some tiny subset of this back with third-party tools
THAT I CONTROL.

I've been poking around fixing up one issue after another...but
it's a task.
Is this info all in one place? Or better yet, a magic incantation
to remove ALL of it in one fell swoop?

Thanks, mike
--
Return address is VALID!
Bunch-O-Stuff Forsale Here:
http://mike.liveline.de/sale.html

Security was the number one priority when Vista
was developed. It is integrated throughout the
entire operating system and cannot be reversed.
You would need to return to either Windows 2000
or Windows 98 if you desire very little security.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"mike" <> wrote in message news:i3GWj.185$vE.32@trnddc03...
I understand that many people need lots of security.
I'm NOT one of those people.

I want to disable ALL security on my Vista System.

I don't want any passwords.
I want every file visible/readable/writable/executable by ANYBODY
who happens onto my network.
I don't want any firewalls.
I don't want any antivirus.
I don't want any automatic updates of any kind to anything.
I don't want any popups asking for permission to do anything.
I'd rather not have all the bloat and duplication in folders for
different users.
I want a single-user system and to be administrator of all things.

Yes, I'll put some tiny subset of this back with third-party tools
THAT I CONTROL.

I've been poking around fixing up one issue after another...but
it's a task.
Is this info all in one place? Or better yet, a magic incantation
to remove ALL of it in one fell swoop?

Thanks, mike
--
Return address is VALID!
Bunch-O-Stuff Forsale Here:
http://mike.liveline.de/sale.html

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in news:#iv
$:

> Security was the number one priority when Vista
> was developed. It is integrated throughout the
> entire operating system and cannot be reversed.
> You would need to return to either Windows 2000
> or Windows 98 if you desire very little security.
>

I haven't done it and don't plan to but I read that there are hacks that
can make Vista behave just like XP so it is reversible.

Then what you read was wrong.....

Kurt

"Gumby" <> wrote in message
news:nHGWj.267039$pM4.91659@pd7urf1no...

> I haven't done it and don't plan to but I read that there are hacks that
> can make Vista behave just like XP so it is reversible.

Depending on your version, start with control panel and go to the security
section. If you can run gpedit.msc, then use group policies to kill more.
Finally go into the Services area and disable all security related services.
Check dependencies to be sure.


"mike" <> wrote in message news:i3GWj.185$vE.32@trnddc03...
>I understand that many people need lots of security.
> I'm NOT one of those people.
>
> I want to disable ALL security on my Vista System.
>
> I don't want any passwords.
> I want every file visible/readable/writable/executable by ANYBODY
> who happens onto my network.
> I don't want any firewalls.
> I don't want any antivirus.
> I don't want any automatic updates of any kind to anything.
> I don't want any popups asking for permission to do anything.
> I'd rather not have all the bloat and duplication in folders for
> different users.
> I want a single-user system and to be administrator of all things.
>
> Yes, I'll put some tiny subset of this back with third-party tools
> THAT I CONTROL.
>
> I've been poking around fixing up one issue after another...but
> it's a task.
> Is this info all in one place? Or better yet, a magic incantation
> to remove ALL of it in one fell swoop?
>
> Thanks, mike
> --
> Return address is VALID!
> Bunch-O-Stuff Forsale Here:
> http://mike.liveline.de/sale.html

On Wed, 14 May 2008 13:39:43 -0500, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
<> wrote:

>Security was the number one priority when Vista
>was developed. It is integrated throughout the
>entire operating system and cannot be reversed.
>You would need to return to either Windows 2000
>or Windows 98 if you desire very little security.

The funniest thing about comments like this Carey actually believes
this kind of bullshit like all true blue Microsoft zealots. What
little worthwhile "security" Vista has is easily defeated, bypassed or
turned off. Remember, it took the boys of Redmond five years for Vista
to see the light of day. Based on how poorly it works or how sluggish
and slow it can be, how bloated it is, how poorly it handles simple
things like file handling, they should have waited at least a couple
more years before dumping this bow-wow on an unsuspecting public and
trying to pass it off as an improvement over XP.

mike wrote:
> I understand that many people need lots of security.
> I'm NOT one of those people.
>
> I want to disable ALL security on my Vista System.
>
> I don't want any passwords.
> I want every file visible/readable/writable/executable by ANYBODY
> who happens onto my network.
> I don't want any firewalls.
> I don't want any antivirus.
> I don't want any automatic updates of any kind to anything.
> I don't want any popups asking for permission to do anything.
> I'd rather not have all the bloat and duplication in folders for
> different users.
> I want a single-user system and to be administrator of all things.
>
> Yes, I'll put some tiny subset of this back with third-party tools
> THAT I CONTROL.
>
> I've been poking around fixing up one issue after another...but
> it's a task.
> Is this info all in one place? Or better yet, a magic incantation
> to remove ALL of it in one fell swoop?
>
> Thanks, mike

Have a look at Vista Manager:
http://www.yamicsoft.com/vistamanager/

Lots to tinker about with, especially on the security tab.

"mike" <> wrote in message news:i3GWj.185$vE.32@trnddc03...
>I understand that many people need lots of security.
> I'm NOT one of those people.
>
> I want to disable ALL security on my Vista System.
>
> I don't want any passwords.
> I want every file visible/readable/writable/executable by ANYBODY
> who happens onto my network.
> I don't want any firewalls.
> I don't want any antivirus.
> I don't want any automatic updates of any kind to anything.
> I don't want any popups asking for permission to do anything.
> I'd rather not have all the bloat and duplication in folders for
> different users.
> I want a single-user system and to be administrator of all things.
>
> Yes, I'll put some tiny subset of this back with third-party tools
> THAT I CONTROL.
>
> I've been poking around fixing up one issue after another...but
> it's a task.
> Is this info all in one place? Or better yet, a magic incantation
> to remove ALL of it in one fell swoop?
>
> Thanks, mike
> --
> Return address is VALID!
> Bunch-O-Stuff Forsale Here:
> http://mike.liveline.de/sale.html

If you have Ultimate you can enable the true Administrator
account (same as in XP). This will eliminate all UAC popups
without disabling UAC and the issues that can cause. To do
this goto Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer
Management>Local Users and Groups>Users, then in the right
pane, right click Administrators>Properties and enable the
account. Then set the password. This will give you full access
to the OS, and reduce security, but you obviously don't care
about that.

[quote] I want to disable ALL security on my Vista System. [/quote
Can't. Some of it is built into the kernel -- write a new kernel and you can do what you want

Google on this, you'll find tips for enabling login without requiring a password

[quote] I want every file visible/readable/writable/executable by ANYBODY who happens onto my network. [/quote
Can't. Can take ownership of some directories, but other are off-limits, regardless of who you are

Turn off Windows Firewall. Can be done

Disable nagging by Security Center. Can be done

Turn off windows updates. Can be done

[quote]I don't want any popups asking for permission to do anything.[/quote
Can't be done. Can suppress some popups under some circumstances, but there are rare situations where, even logged in as the "real" Administrator, you will get a popup

[quote] I'd rather not have all the bloat and duplication in folders fo
different users. [/quote
Can't be done. Write your own OS, or move to a non-Windows platform

[quote] I want a single-user system and to be administrator of all things. [/quote
If you remove the "real" Admin account in Vista, you run the risk of trashing the OS. Only way to have this is to go back to XP

[quote] Is this info all in one place? Or better yet, a magic incantatio
to remove ALL of it in one fell swoop?[/quote

Surely you jest!! You think MS would go to all the trouble to ADD all this and then provide a single mouse-click, or registry entry, that would disable it all?? Get Real!

IF you want this kind of open system, install a GNU/Linux derivative and have everyone login as "root".


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