private data

[Guest]

i have financial data on a laptop. i need to give it to a friend of mine to repair. the data is encrypted. when he becomes an admin, can he look at my data?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Can he access your profile?
If so he has access.

Also see Law 3 on this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/community/columns/security/essays/10imlaws.mspx
This also applies to encrypted data even though it may be impossible
to decrypt.
With that in mind, you should remove EVERYTHING of a sensitive nature
before turning over the computer.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

i have financial data on a laptop. i need to give it to a friend of

mine to repair. the data is encrypted. when he becomes an admin, can
he look at my data?

 

[Guest]

is there a way to set up xp pro so that one admin cannot read files from another admin (that way i could set up a unique admin code.

do i need pgp?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Any Administrator can do and undo anything any Administrator can do.
You need a 3rd party product.
Or better yet, have only one Administrator.
And that Administrator should not be used for routine work.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

is there a way to set up xp pro so that one admin cannot read files

from another admin (that way i could set up a unique admin code.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Then the users need to upgrade to a newer version and/or suggest to
quicken they update their software as other manufacturers have done.
Having all users as Administrators is a great security risk and
bypasses much of available security.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

quicken requires admin to use. so anyone who has a secretary that

enters checks into quicken, should know that they have access to
everything on your computer.

 

[Guest]

I agree. does anyone know why quicken requires admin mode?