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Post #151,337 by lincoln 4/15/04 11:01:23 PM Reply	Can I create an Admin account that doesn't care if I'm on the network? Or will this policy BS keep biting me in the ass? lincoln "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #151,339 by Silverlock 4/15/04 11:04:21 PM Reply	Who owns the hardwre? If you own the machine, and your use of it is limited by their restrictions, then they need to supply you with one of their own. ----------------------------------------- It is much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand. Mike Royko
Post #151,451 by lincoln 4/16/04 3:03:08 PM Reply	Me it was a condition to the job offer, since neither the client nor the contract shop would provide a unit or subsidize my purchasing one. Unfortunately, I've been told by the manager onsite (employee of the pimp shop) that that's the way it is, so live with it. lincoln "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #151,456 by jake123 4/16/04 3:37:55 PM Reply	And employers wonder why people aren't loyal to them. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #151,471 by Arkadiy 4/16/04 5:06:58 PM Reply	I would advise to sit tight I think you need that job more than you need the control of your computer right now. -- Buy high, sell sober.
Post #151,340 by Another Scott 4/15/04 11:04:59 PM Reply	I think there are only 2 solutions. 1) Talk to the IT support people at your employer and explain your situation. 2) Install BootIt-NG (or similar) and install another OS on a separate partition that you control. (I'd vote for this one myself.) Best of luck. Cheers, Scott.
Post #151,374 by inthane-chan 4/16/04 9:01:13 AM Reply	Agreed. Luckily, making your account an administrator is as simple as having somebody with admin rights on the machine type: "net localgroup administrator <domain><username> /add" at a command prompt on the machine. Be careful before you walk into this, though - I don't remember the details of how your laptop got on their domain, but some admin types get nervous when somebody walks in with their own machine. I've recently been through this with a contractor here at work, really got down on their case about security big-time. Nobody wins in a butter eating contest

My "employer" has disabled my USB flash drive - (lincoln) - (24) - April 11, 2004, 06:56:58 PM EDT

Mapped any network drives lately? - (inthane-chan) - (17) - April 11, 2004, 07:27:21 PM EDT

Yes, but not by choice - (lincoln) - (16) - April 11, 2004, 09:11:45 PM EDT

XP/Win2k? - (inthane-chan) - (15) - April 11, 2004, 10:11:24 PM EDT

Myself, I avoide Z - (Andrew Grygus) - April 11, 2004, 10:14:56 PM EDT

you solved my problem - (lincoln) - (13) - April 13, 2004, 10:12:50 AM EDT

Have you tried changing to the "local machine" domain? - (inthane-chan) - (12) - April 13, 2004, 10:43:43 AM EDT

"local machine" domain - (lincoln) - (1) - April 14, 2004, 12:59:03 PM EDT

Try unplugging it at work - (orion) - April 14, 2004, 03:56:08 PM EDT

Your tip didn't work - (lincoln) - (9) - April 14, 2004, 08:16:32 PM EDT

They must have removed it - (orion) - (8) - April 14, 2004, 11:30:59 PM EDT

Don't do any of this, Linc. - (pwhysall) - (7) - April 15, 2004, 01:46:12 AM EDT

Can I create an Admin account - (lincoln) - (6) - April 15, 2004, 11:01:23 PM EDT

Who owns the hardwre? - (Silverlock) - (3) - April 15, 2004, 11:04:21 PM EDT

Me - (lincoln) - (2) - April 16, 2004, 03:03:08 PM EDT

And employers wonder why people aren't loyal to them. -NT - (jake123) - April 16, 2004, 03:37:55 PM EDT

I would advise to sit tight - (Arkadiy) - April 16, 2004, 05:06:58 PM EDT

I think there are only 2 solutions. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 15, 2004, 11:04:59 PM EDT

Agreed. - (inthane-chan) - April 16, 2004, 09:01:13 AM EDT

Re: My "employer" has disabled my USB flash drive - (qstephens) - (5) - April 12, 2004, 06:05:51 AM EDT

If that is the case - (orion) - (4) - April 14, 2004, 03:54:35 PM EDT

now this sucks - (lincoln) - (3) - April 14, 2004, 08:53:11 PM EDT

Your employer has a help desk/tech support area? - (Meerkat) - April 14, 2004, 09:44:13 PM EDT

Settle down - (orion) - (1) - April 14, 2004, 10:24:06 PM EDT

He doesn't have XP Home. - (inthane-chan) - April 14, 2004, 11:08:58 PM EDT

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