[dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look

William Hindman wdhindman at bellsouth.net
Fri Feb 20 08:41:57 CST 2004


...if you're connected to the net, it doesn't matter how close you are ...no
firewall/AV works against everything, especially things new in the wild in
the hours/days before an update is posted ...with an admin log-in active on
your server, its one less wall a hacker has to breech ...one of the hardest
ones. :(

William Hindman "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with
me." Disraeli


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look


> yes, but all the servers are sitting 3 feet away from me - no-one's going
> near them...
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Hindman [mailto:wdhindman at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: 20 February 2004 14:29
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look
>
>
> ...you leave an admin logged in to a server? ...yikes!!!!!! :(((((((((
>
> William Hindman "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees
with
> me." Disraeli
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk>
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:07 AM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look
>
>
> > I've got to leave it logged in for some of the other software on it to
> > work... plus we tend to leave all of the servers logged in and locked
> here,
> > just the "way things are done".
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Haslett, Andrew [mailto:andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au]
> > Sent: 20 February 2004 13:42
> > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look
> >
> >
> > Sorry, but I have to bite  ;=
> >
> > 1) Database Server on XP???
> > 2) If it's a database server, no-one would generally be logging on so
the
> UI
> > performance is irrelevant..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Tydda [mailto:Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, 20 February 2004 10:18 PM
> > To: Dba-Tech (E-mail)
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look
> >
> > Does anyone know how I remove the appearance of Windows XP permanently?
I
> > hate the Tellytubby/My First Operating system look of it, and as it's on
a
> > database server, I thought I might like to get some performance back.
I've
> > changed it to "best performance" in System tools, but it's different for
> > each user who logs on. Is there any way to stop it doing anything
XP-like
> at
> > all? Even the soft, round bubbly log on screen irritates me...
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
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