RE: [NF] more secure or less threats?

Author: Gil Hale RR

Posted: 2009-04-14 at 14:52:48

I am not forcing Vista to do anything. It is the other way around.

Gil

> -----Original Message-----

> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-

> bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell

> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:45 PM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: Re: [NF] more secure or less threats?

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> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Gil Hale RR

> <mrgmhale@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

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

> available,

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

> along with

> > 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

> various

> > 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

> useless

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

could

> hurt

> > 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.

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> 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

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> 901.246-0159

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