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From: Zaphod.Arisztid.Beeblebrox@gmail.com
"thanatoid" wrote in message
news:Xns9FA03A20813F0thanexit@88.198.244.100...
> Hi gang,
>
>
> So I have switched to XP. I figure once MS considers an OS
> dead, it's a good time to start using it.
>
That gave me a chuckle. Nice.
> QUESTION 1
> Question:
>
> WHY does cloning an account create a directory about 2/3rds
> the size of the admin's, but NOTHING is actually "cloned" -
> nothing that a user can see or gives a FF about, anyway?
>
Sorry, no help here.
>
> QUESTION 2
> Question:
>
> Are the AV (ESET NOD32, all paid for) and firewall working
> EXACTLY as I had them set up as admin, and I don't have to
> worry about ANYTHING? (Those DO sound like "famous last
> words"...)
Since they are system-level services, they should be set up and
working exactly as you left them under the admin account.
>
> And IS there ANY way to see the FW status window?
>
Probably a number of ways, but one way would be to set up a shortcut
to the program that displays your firewall status window with the
"runas" comamnd. For example, say your firewall status window was
launched with FW.EXE, you would make the shortcut comamnd line
something like this:
RUNAS /USER:administrator FW.EXE
When you launch the shortcut, it will prompt for the administrator
password and then run FW.EXE as the administrator. You can also
access the RUNAS functionality by shift+right-click on an arbitrary
shortcut and pick Run As from the context menu. You'll have to click
the radio button beside "The following user:" in the window that pops
up, then pick the username fromt eh dropdown and type the password.
That works fine for one-off uses, but for things you need to run as
admin frequently the shortcut is the way to go, in my opinion.
And before you ask, no, there is no way to build the admin password
into the command, but I seem to recall that there are third-party
utilities that can automate that.
> Idea 2
> This happens as a command, so a cmd window will flash on the
> screen before you see the normal logon screen. If you right-
> click and go to properties, you can make it full screen (not
> much of an improvement) or you can do what I did, make it the
> smallest cmd window possible (by choosing the smallest fonts),
> and maybe even give it some colors. I find it less offensive
> that way, personally.
>
> Real hardcore tweakers could make it flash a picture of their
> choice by adding an argument or putting it inside a tiny batch
> file, I suppose. I am not /quite/ there yet.
>
Set the shortcut to Run Minimized instead of Normal Window, then it
only flashes the icon in the taskbar instead of flashing the window on
screen. Also, if you are a keyboard junkie, WinKey+L will get you
there without the mouse clicks and without flashing the comamnd
window/icon.
>
> Afterword:
>
> Replies to either of my questions, and any other comments,
> will be most welcome. Especially if someone who really knows
> their stuff realizes the "user switch" shortcut is NFG and
> leaves you exposed. This has occurred to me but I don't know
> enough about the XP user system to know for sure.
>
I'm curious how the shortcut could leave you exposed when you can get
the same thing from the Start menu or WinKey+L. Just asking, because
nothing comes to my mind...
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