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How many privileges do you have on your work computer?

Posted by geeknews at 6:46 AM on May 25, 2004

Do you work for an organization which has such tight controls on what you can do with your PC that you almost have to ask permission to stick a disk into the machine. Some companies go overboard in locking down computers to completely the opposite where you can configure your system without restraint. What happens when Windows refuses to run a program because it requires administrative privileges. John Undell has a great right up on the trust we are given or have with our computer setups. [Infoworld]

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