Initial Setup of XP

[Guest]

The Pc will be on a Domain, we do not use the Welcome screen. When a brand
new pc comes on you have the welcome screen. These are the instructions i
was given but they are not clear to me what I really need to do. Can someone
please help me out.

First setup a new PC I follow the steps, I do not let the system look for
the network. I take only the local setting. The administrator account is
setup automatically and I never enter a PW to make it simple for me. Name the
computer when it asks you to. Then add yourself as a local users, its a back
door . I continuously use the administrator without an PW. Have the help desk
put the computer in the domain and then go back into the computer using the
local account either you or the admin and add your network account.

That's what I have, can someone clarify what this person is trying to tell me

 

[Guest]

Help me please

 

[Bruce Chambers]

The Pc will be on a Domain, we do not use the Welcome screen. When a brand
new pc comes on you have the welcome screen. These are the instructions i
was given but they are not clear to me what I really need to do. Can someone
please help me out.

First setup a new PC I follow the steps, I do not let the system look for
the network. I take only the local setting. The administrator account is
setup automatically and I never enter a PW to make it simple for me. Name the
computer when it asks you to. Then add yourself as a local users, its a back
door . I continuously use the administrator without an PW. Have the help desk
put the computer in the domain and then go back into the computer using the
local account either you or the admin and add your network account.

That's what I have, can someone clarify what this person is trying to tell me

You'll need to get the specific instructions from the administrator of
the domain to which the computer will be added.

I can tell you that the steps you mentioned don't sound quite correct
to me. For instance, the standard security practice is to rename the
built-in Administrator account, set a strong password on it, and use it
only to create another account for regular use, reserving the
Administrator account as a "back door" in case something corrupts your
regular account(s). One certainly doesn't leave it with a blank
password. Also, it's not normal to create any local accounts on a
computer that's to be part of a domain.


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Bruce Chambers

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