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If you are unhappy with my response to your input, why don't you just ignore
it? Does it mean THAT much to you? It would be better for you if you did
because every time you come back, you do so with an even more ridiculous
pile-of-nonsense than the previous one. Listen, can't you hear everyone
laughing at you?
Here's an example of what I mean;
You say:
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> RUNAS is not a "method for running programs securely", although it can
> sometimes be used to accomplish this. It's an utility to run programs
> using a user account different from the one you're logged in as.
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This is a verbatim quote from the MS help file on the command Runas. This
is the LEAD PARAGRAPH:
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When you run Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) using the Computer
administrator account, your computer is more vulnerable to viruses and other
security risks than when you use the Limited account. For example, if you
are using the Computer administrator account when you visit a Web site that
contains a virus, a Trojan horse might be installed on your computer where
it could do things like reformat your hard drive, delete all your files, or
create a new user account with administrative access. By contrast, if you
are using the Limited account when you visit an Internet site that contains
a virus, your computer is less likely to be infected by it.
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Clearly, the single most important reason, according to MS, for switching
usr accts, is to run a given application (IE6, like in the MS example) MORE
SECURELY. As opposed to your assertion that "runas is not a method for
running programs more securely".
Massimo, I'm sure you mean well, and you do have some knowledge of
computers. Thankyou for your effort, but please find someone else to
harangue with your phlogisticated uber-crunk.
"Massimo" <barone@mclink.it> wrote in message
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> "tom" <cyberhun@shaw.ca> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:3B_Kd.212528$6l.168057@pd7tw2no...
>
>> I'm not TRYING to manage my bookmarks using another
>> account (READ THE QUESTION) --- I'm trying to run IE
>> securely, using the method provided for by XP: THE COMMAND KNOWN AS
>> "RUNAS".
>
> You don't seem to know what the RUNAS command actually does: it runs the
> specified program in another user's context. If you open the Task Manager
> and look at the "owner" column for the IE process, you'll see this quite
> clearly.
>
> RUNAS is typically used to run administrative tools if you're logged in as
> a restricted user: you run them using an admin account without having to
> log off and log on again with that account.
> Another use is what you're trying to achieve: running a potentially
> insecure program in a restricted user's context, to avoid damages to the
> system.
> But RUNAS is not a "method for running programs securely", although it can
> sometimes be used to accomplish this. It's an utility to run programs
> using a user account different from the one you're logged in as.
>
> The problem is: programs like IE or OE, which have lots of user-specific
> settings and data, either in the Registry or in the user profile
> directory, can expose strange behaviours when the user account you're
> running them under is not the same as your main user account.
>
> I'm not trying to flame you, like you seem to be thinking about my
> replies. I'm just trying to explain the behaviour you're experiencing.
>
>
> Massimo
>
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