Microsoft said connections will have problems if the guest account is disabled (using "net user") on XP Home but didn't give any details. Just what kind of consequenses are we talking about here?
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=300489
2006-08-26 17:05:38 · 4 answers · asked by Q tips 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
> it has no effect on single user computers. Just
> on network access from another computer
How much impact are we talking about? Unauthenticated connections, authenticated user shares, shared printers, applications access ...?
2006-08-26 19:37:35 · update #1
I always disable the guest account and nothing bad ever happens to my computer.
2006-08-26 17:10:21 · answer #1 · answered by dactylifera001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always disable the Guest Account, as its a common back door for hackers to get in by.
To date just disabling has not caused me any problems.
Disable the account in the user section of control panel.
There is no reason for it to happen, as once its disabled, its not likely to be needed for any other start function that I have come across since Win XP first came out.
2006-08-27 00:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by OzHawk 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it has no effect on single user computers. Just on network access from another computer
2006-08-27 00:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i didn't hv any problems.
2006-08-27 01:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by Gautam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋