I would STRONGLY recommend getting you hands on a final release of XP(corporate edition is nice since it does not require activation) since then you will have the capability to download the latest patches from MS update. I doubt MS wants people running release candidates since they are always buggy and insecure.
Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Security-Basics" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:52 AM Subject: Need Help Securing XP > Hi all > Here's my story: > > I wanted to see how XP looked and decided to give it a test run > > I managed to get a evaluation copy Of XP Pro Release Candidate 1 (Build > 2505) and a spare box with a freshly formatted hard drive. > After installing I immediately went to Windows Update to try and grab the > pile of patches I knew were needed > I also immediately installed a firewall (Sygate Personal Firewall) > > The fun started when I discovered that windows update wouldn't work, so I > started poking around to see what was wrong. Fast forward to an hour > later... I still couldn't get the Critical updates I needed thru windows > update so I started manually grabbing them one by one. A slow and painfull > process. As I was finishing my third of 22 critical update's I got a error > message that says "this Hotfix will only work with Build 2600" or something > similar and several patches and hotfixes I tried after that was the same > message "Only works with Build 2600" > > So I guess my question is: > Is it possible to patch this Build I have so I can safely DEMO it and see if > I like it or am I resigned to a swiss cheese Installation which I am most > definitely not enthused about pursuing further ? > I have run the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer thru several times and > no amount of tweaking by me is gonna plug those holes I have without the > patches! So I am thinking this is a lost cause.. > > I would appreciate all your comments > > Thanks in advance > > Matt > >
