[Metacard] Re: Win XP: a new dawn

[Dave Cragg]

At 8:25 am -0800 23/11/01, Phil Davis wrote:
>Have you looked at Fred Langa's stuff? (http://www.langa.com/) From
>there you may find links to groups discussing XP security and the like.

Thanks for the link, Phil.

My initial frustration was mainly due to the "default" installation 
varying depending on circumstances: upgrading or a clean install, on 
a local network or a domain. This affects the options that are 
presented and parts of the user interface, which makes it difficult 
to track down problems that another user is having. The lack of 
documentation doesn't help, but I went out and bought a book 
(remember those?) to see if I can get get some kind of overview.

I'm still not sure whether I've bumped into something new (compared 
to NT, 2000) , or whether it's just different default settings. But I 
think I may need a new strategy for storing configuration data.

So far, my overall impression of XP is the usual mix of impressive 
engineering and "we-know-what's-good-for-you" interface design. 
(nagging you to Activate every 10 minutes, or get a Passport Account 
every time the cursor gets near Messenger icon).


Cheers
Dave Cragg

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