account trouble

[formerly known as hf]

That's like digging blood from your nose.

Ouch!

On another security topic, I read somewhere that if you've XP, or Vista as well now I suppose, you should use a limited account when surfing the internet, it makes it much harder for spyware and such like to install themselves.[quote]That's an old trick. And it doesn't make it harder, it makes it nigh impossible. The only spyware which can be installed when in a limited account has to 'trick' you into using the admin account. So if the admin account has a password, and you never ever use that password in a limited account, you won't get spyware.

Mind you, don't ever try using a limited account to install or use games/other software...

Give me a linux system any day...

[Racetyme]

What is the point of using a limited account if you can't do anything with it? Seems useless.

[SekoETC]

You can use programs and save files, but you cannot install programs or change registers and system files. Therefor programs cannot do it either. It doesn't limit usage that much.

This is slipping into non Cantr related discussion.