Windows XP

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Last saved: 28-May-2002. Starting up as an administrator. When you install Windows XP (Win XP from now on), or remove your brand new company built …

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Windows XP:
Basic Configuration & FAQ
Central Services IT (CS-IT)
E-mail: itdept@phy.cam.ac.uk
Department of Physics
Last updated: 21 March 2002
Revision: 1
Introduction
At the time this document is being drafted, Windows XP is a fairly new and exciting operating system.
It offers a new style of interface, new accessory software (Internet Explorer 6) and greater scope for
functionality (The ability to co-operate and coexist with Unix systems on the network)
It also, however, introduces new security and administrative problems for the inexperienced
administrators unless you are aware of what they are, where to find them and how to switch them off.
Purpose
This document is not a “how to use .”, but it contains basic administration guidelines for how to
disable services that make the machine potentially insecure and reduce the effect your new machines
have on others in the same domain or workgroup within the Cavendish Laboratory.
Scope
Anyone that is or has become a Windows 2000 workstation administrator should be aware of basic
requirements to ensure the most basic security and ease of use….