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Having read in Set a Blank Password in Windows XP To Protect the Computer from Internet Attacks :
"Using a blank password (or no password at all) makes your computer more secure because Windows XP accounts, that are not protected by a password, cannot be accessed remotely over the network or the Internet.
You have to be physically infront of the computer in order to get in. Due to this default behavior, it is better to leave a blank password assigned to an XP account rather than assigning a weak, easily guessed password"
I'd like to understand:
How can I reproduce exactly the same protection but with non-blank password?
2Disable the remote services. as for the other stuff, there would be a lot more to analise before believing that wouldnt have more ramifications beyond what is stated, and vulnerabilities (patched or not) were not limited. – Psycogeek – 2012-04-25T05:50:28.063
I want to disable remote access to my computer not remote services most of which are required for computer functioning if not to mention programming or from my computer to remote and local services – Gennady Vanin Геннадий Ванин – 2012-04-25T10:34:52.187
Remote services, and many other holes in the system, are closed when the services that are activly waiting for a connection are stopped. The claimed idea behind not having a proper password, is to disable the ability to use those services from the outside. If the intent is to stop those connections, I see no point in leaving them waiting to connect. – Psycogeek – 2012-04-26T00:54:40.517
I am developer and routinely use IIS, MSSQL, network-shared resources to access for testing and developing it locally without a minimal intention of using or even being visible it outside of my computer. Most local processes are used and configured as remote inside the same computer – Gennady Vanin Геннадий Ванин – 2012-04-30T05:42:11.200