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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:07 am
by BlueGene
Fine you want to ignore that, I don't care. But this quote is simply not true.
File-level security has alot to do with a shit-ton of current malware exploits. I can't believe you'd be so thick-headed as to argue that an OS (home) which allows all users to run as Admin without the ability to restrict user-level access to individual files/directories is somehow immune to such exploits over the internet - which again IS A NETWORK.
You can restrict access to individual files and you can run as a user with less permissions then admin, just make a new account and select the options you want.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:08 am
by BlueGene
Transient wrote:Holy shit, this thread ended about 2 dozen posts ago. Why the hell are you all still talking?
Riddla likes to correct grammer and spelling mistakes, so I decided to keep him busy. Since he obviously cares about it so much.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:12 am
by BlueGene
riddla wrote:Hello? I have been talking about access control the whole time.
Sorry you didn't catch on and here we are on page two with me explaining your assumption.
But you are wrong you can run files under other users and set up limited access control in HOME.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:14 am
by BlueGene
riddla wrote:BlueGene wrote:You can restrict access to individual files
No, you cannot. Access control is removed from XP home. Holy shit you're thick.
No it's not removed dumbass, it's restricted and can be done in safe mode. Dumbass.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:14 am
by Scourge
scourge34 wrote:riddla wrote:Little more complicated than that. I wasn't talking about encrypting file system, I was talking about file-level security. If you have home, fire it up and try to set user permissions on a file. Guess what, you cant because it isnt there.
p.s. the internet is a great big ol network.
You can do it logging in as Admin in safe mode.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:15 am
by Transient
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:17 am
by BlueGene
Yeah you are probally right, Transient. Too much arguing and it's getting annoying.
truce?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:18 am
by BlueGene
Transient, what did you end up doing or considering doing?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:23 am
by BlueGene
I'm done with this because I have better shit to do.
But to answer your last question, regular users don't acctually need to restrict access. When they make their account they simply restrict access from there not on individual file basis, you are wrong about HOME being shit, it's enough for regular users and has little to offer in protection unless you are on a network and want to restrict access to users already on the network.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:30 am
by Giraffe }{unter
Transient wrote:Thanks. From what I gather, MCE is a step up.
I skipped all the BS in the middle of this thread, so if anyone already said this sorry...
MCE is XP Home with the the media center added. You can take the MCE tour on Microsoft if you want to check out all the features it has to offer. As a daily O/S it is XP Home, you will be missing out on some of the XP Pro features, but it shoud suit you just fine. MCE is one of the best things I ever played with, now I never miss a show on TV
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:50 am
by Transient
BlueGene wrote:Transient, what did you end up doing or considering doing?
It's only $30 more and I was going to get it as long as it wasn't a step DOWN from Home in any way. Since it isn't, I'm getting it with the system I'm buying.
In fact, there's a deal at Dell that if you spend over $599 on a computer system, shipping is reduced from $99 to $25, and the System I was going to get was exactly $599 before shipping the way I had it configured. Adding the OS put it over that amount and ended up saving me money, LOL.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:55 am
by Transient
Giraffe }{unter wrote:Transient wrote:Thanks. From what I gather, MCE is a step up.
I skipped all the BS in the middle of this thread, so if anyone already said this sorry...
MCE is XP Home with the the media center added. You can take the MCE tour on Microsoft if you want to check out all the features it has to offer. As a daily O/S it is XP Home, you will be missing out on some of the XP Pro features, but it shoud suit you just fine. MCE is one of the best things I ever played with, now I never miss a show on TV
I wish you had posted back on page 1 before all the drama cropped up, heh.
I have a Haupaugge PVR 150 in my current PC that will be moved to my new one. The cable goes into a splitter, one end going into the cable box and the other into my VCR (which after a spiderweb of additional cables allows me to watch TV on my PC or my TV). Should I be able to use my TV Tuner card's remote to switch channels independently, or am I forced to watch what I see on my TV?
I also have an S-Video cable that will allow me to watch TV on my cmoputer, but I don't get audio that way and don't know how to, if that matters any.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:15 am
by Doombrain
