Windows Vista

[thegrogen]

Although it is possible to log
into an XP machine as an ordinary user it is very rarely done

O rly?

My high school has a laptop program going, and they never let us log on to admin accounts, and for good reason; restricting access to the Program Files and Windows directories keeps certain viruses and spyware from being installed properly, and hence the security benefits. It also prevents the user from installing software that might bring such security threats into the system.

So this apparently isn't done at larger organizations than my little 750-student private school?

I agree that it's a major pain in the ass when a program needs admin rights to run, but that's just badly designed software IMO. A program shouldn't NEED admin rights just to run itself.