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UCSB Bans Windows NT/2000 in the Dorms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you've-got-to-be-kidding-me dept.

nick58b writes "The people in charge of the networks for all of the on-campus dorms at UCSB banned the use of Windows NT and 2000 on their networks citing security and network problems associated with them. While there are problems with NT/2000, Windows 98 and ME computers are still permitted. Students using these are "recommended" to upgrade to XP Home Edition. In other news, sales of Windows XP are way up at the campus bookstore."

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  1. howabout this? by r00tarded · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    you change your school mascot to the Blowfish and you can run OpenBSD for free.

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  2. Re:What a scam by Trepalium · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'll bet it's just students installing NT/2K without an administrator password, and therefore all the administrative shares (\\computer\\c$, \\computer\admin$, etc) are wide open. I really don't believe those administrative shares should ever appear unless you're part of an NT domain, although I'm sure someone would complain if it were ever changed.

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