Re: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread Andrew S. Baker
I've been using Vista x64 for the past few years, and Windows 7 recently, and I like the admin-without-always-being-admin functionality. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:05 PM,

RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread Kennedy, Jim
, January 14, 2010 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy Good idea, never thought of that. - Original Message - From: James Hillmailto:james.h...@superamart.com.au To: NT System Admin Issuesmailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com

RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread John Hornbuckle
Ditto. Our top dog-the Superintendent of Schools-runs as a standard user just like every single other employee. I've missed much of this thread, so I'm sure this has been said already... But I cannot stress enough how horrible an idea it is to have users run with elevated privileges. You'd be

RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread Erik Goldoff
15, 2010 9:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy Ditto. Our top dog-the Superintendent of Schools-runs as a standard user just like every single other employee. I've missed much of this thread, so I'm sure this has been said already

Re: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread Jon Harris
event ! ' -- *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] *Sent:* Friday, January 15, 2010 9:33 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy Ditto. Our top dog—the Superintendent

RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread Glen Johnson
: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy Win 7 makes that whole process much easier. It seems to know what needs admin permissions so you just click

RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-15 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Any changes to your UAC settings recently? I am betting/guessing it is a function of that system. From: Glen Johnson [mailto:gjohn...@vhcc.edu] Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy Yeah, I loved

Re: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-14 Thread James Kerr
Good idea, never thought of that. - Original Message - From: James Hill To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:05 PM Subject: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy I don't even run my desktop as an admin and I don't allow any of the other

Re: Local Admin Permissions WAS: RE: Internet Policy

2010-01-14 Thread Phil Brutsche
At the different clients I work with, no one EVER gets local admin. No exceptions. Not even me. I'm subjected to all the same restrictions as everyone else, including software restrictions polices. James Hill wrote: I don’t even run my desktop as an admin and I don’t allow any of the other IT