Dell gives the full OS cd and then a separate drivers CD, at least on the business side. Not sure about the home side.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hoye > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 7:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Windows user privileges > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 04:19:49PM -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote: > > Windows has several groups. By default users are in the "USERS" > > group, *not* the ADMINISTRATORS group. > > On every XP install that I've seen from every major OEM > (Dell, Compaq, Gateway, etc) fast user switching is on by > default and every user is an administrator. Not "on most"; on > every single one. > > Furthermore, these machines don't have actual XP OS install > CDs, they usually come with "restore" CDs that just return > the PC to this same initial state if they're used, which they > almost never are. > > I have never seen a home user, that is to say change that > setting or create a user who is actually just a "User". Not > once, ever. > > > It might make sense if you actually had knowledge of an OS > before you > > criticize it. > > I don't think the question should be "why is IRC still > around", I think the question should be "why is > full-disclosure turning into IRC?" > > - Mike Hoye > > -- > "Buy land. They've stopped making it." - Mark Twain > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
