jay simmons

Hi all! We're finally getting rid of 80+ Win 98SE
computers (VERY OLD PC's). We are deploying XP pro. We
connect to our own domain server as well as several other
servers (Exchange, etc...). Can anyone direct me to a
do***ent that can give me a bit of instruction on how to
deploy these so that they are properly locked down? I
want to avoid a nightmare like I've had with 98. Way too
many users are installing software, downloading stuff off
the Internet, etc.. Any help would be GREATLY
appreciated!

Thanks! :-)
Jay

bruce chambers

Greetings --

That's really too large a subject to easily cover in a Usenet
post.

Rule #1 - Never, ever give regular users administrative or even
power user privileges to their workstations.

Rule #2 - Learn all you can about Group Policies.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/management/gp/default.asp

Rule #3 - Use a firewall and proxy server to prevent unauthorized
downloads.

Rule #4 - Never, ever give regular users administrative or even
power user privileges to their workstations. (It bears repeating.)


Bruce Chambers

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bruce chambers

Greetings --

You're welcome.

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