Re: [NF] more secure or less threats?

Author: Stephen Russell

Posted: 2009-04-14 at 14:44:47

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Gil Hale RR <mrgmhale@rochester.rr.com> wr=

ote:

> I suppose that if I ran all the "protections" within Vista made available=

,

> and hung my AntiVirus/AntiMalware/AntiAnti apps onto the machine, along w=

ith

> both a hardware and software firewall that really tightened things down I

> could perhaps still be able to read from, and maybe even still write to, =

the

> files on my own local hard drive. =A0Maybe I could even read or play vari=

ous

> CD or DVD media. =A0But would I be able to do anything effective with

> connectivity to a network, to include Internet access? =A0I am surmising =

the

> level of "security" has a lot to do with the ability of the machine to do

> anything at all, other than open a few local, benign and relatively usele=

ss

> apps. =A0"It is totally secure, but it does not do anything that could hu=

rt

> it. =A0It does not run."

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I have Vista and find no trouble taking it between different clients

and working with their networks.

Are you forcing it to act like Win2000 ?

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Stephen Russell

Sr. Production Systems Programmer

Web and Windows Development

Independent Contractor

Memphis TN

901.246-0159

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