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To: Cogito who wrote (31790)	1/11/2002 10:23:51 PM
From: Robert Salasidis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

One big problem with XP is that Microsoft decided that in order to make it easier for help desk jockeys and other techs to support users remotely, they would make it possible for someone to easily take control of another person's computer over a network. It's like having PC Anywhere installed whether you want it or not. By default, this feature is turned off. It needs to be enabled to be used. It allows the tech support guy to be called, the user turns on the feature, the tech support caller makes the repair, and then the user turns off the remote access. Very good feature for large network management (or even for product support). In addition Active X, cookiies, remote disk access etc can all be individually set to a variety of protection levels. The main problem with XP (vs Win2k/ Win ME etc) is that the driver support (esp of older hardware is spotty). I have had trouble with one old SCSI card (non-Adaptec), and my wireless 802.11b card. Otherwise in terms of function the software is technically equivalent to Win2k (in terms of stability), and has several more features.