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"Allan" wrote in message
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> "ju.c" wrote in message
> news:O8c0Zx7lIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> From: http://www.petri.co.il/disable_the_guest_account_in_windows_xp.htm
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>> If you turn off the Guest Account you don't turn really turn off
>> the Guest Account at all. All you did is to turn off is the "Guest
>> Account" icon on the Welcome screen. That's all. So people who
>> walk up to the computer in question can't click Guest Account
>> and immediately start using the computer. Even if you've
>> followed the instructions and turned off the Guest Account,
>> people who connect to the computer over the peer-to-peer
>> network are still authenticated as Guests.
Sorry "ju.c" I meant to say that according to the article if it is XP HE
(non-networked) there is no reason not to disable the Guest account. Or if
it is XP Pro in a domain again this concern does not apply. I agree that if
it is XP HE, or XP Pro in a non-domain network, disabling the Guest account
is not indicated.

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Allan