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The New Vista Waiting Game
Kelly Martin, 2007-01-30

Vista is a step forward in security, but many businesses will be stuck with Windows XP for years to come, due to the cost of upgrading, the value of existing assets, and compatibility issues that trump security features.

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The New Vista Waiting Game 2007-01-30
Matthew Murphy
Vista's biggest security benefit will apply equally to users of Vista and XP: Limited Privilege by Default.

As more applications are programmed to work with it on Vista, they'll work well when run as a Restricted User (i.e., a member of the Users group only) on XP. This means that admins who have...

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