Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for XP

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for XP

This free toolkit hardens Windows XP to help mitigate the risk of establishing a public/shared workstation. Most organizations have at least one so I thought this would be of interest.

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Gideon T. Rasmussen
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Brief Description
Powerful new software tools for shared computers in classrooms, school computer labs, libraries, and public places. The Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows® XP helps make it easy for anyone to set up, safeguard and manage reliable shared computers.

Overview
Shared computers are commonly found in schools, libraries, Internet and gaming cafés, community centers, and other locations. Often, non-technical personnel are asked to manage shared computers in addition to their primary responsibilities.

Managing shared computers can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. Without restrictions, users can change the desktop appearance, reconfigure system settings, and introduce spyware, viruses, and other harmful programs. Repairing damaged shared computers costs significant time and effort.

User privacy is also an issue. Shared computers often use shared accounts that make Internet history, saved documents, and cached Web pages available to subsequent users.

The Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP provides a simple and effective way to defend shared computers from untrusted users and malicious software, safeguard system resources, and enhance and simplify the user experience. The Toolkit runs on genuine copies of Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

Posted: Sun Jan 1, 2006 4:09 pm