Jon Tydda
Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk
Fri Feb 20 08:44:19 CST 2004
The workstation is locked - you still have to know the password to get into it. Jon -----Original Message----- From: William Hindman [mailto:wdhindman at bellsouth.net] Sent: 20 February 2004 14:42 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP Classic look ...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 > > > > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > > privileged. 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