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List:       security-basics
Subject:    RE: Need Help Securing XP
From:       "John Tolmachoff" <sflist-secbasic () reliance ! net>
Date:       2002-05-29 14:53:54
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Officially, there is no support for Beta or RC products, as those
products are specifically designed for testing the product for final
release.



John Tolmachoff
IT Manager, Network Engineer
RelianceSoft, Inc.
Fullerton, CA  92835
www.reliancesoft.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Matt [mailto:btc1@alltel.net] 
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 11:53 PM
To: Security-Basics
Subject: Need Help Securing XP

Hi all
Here's my story:

I wanted to see how XP looked and decided to give it a test run

I managed to get a evaluation copy Of XP Pro Release Candidate 1 (Build
2505) and a spare box with a freshly formatted hard drive.
After installing I immediately went to Windows Update to try and grab
the
pile of patches I knew were needed
I also immediately installed a firewall (Sygate Personal Firewall)

The fun started when I discovered that windows update wouldn't work, so
I
started poking around to see what was wrong. Fast forward to an hour
later... I still couldn't get the Critical updates I needed thru windows
update so I started manually grabbing them one by one. A slow and
painfull
process. As I was finishing my third of 22 critical update's I got a
error
message that says "this Hotfix will only work with Build 2600" or
something
similar and several patches and hotfixes I tried after that was the same
message "Only works with Build 2600"

So I guess my question is:
Is it possible to patch this Build I have so I can safely DEMO it and
see if
I like it  or am I resigned to a swiss cheese Installation which I am
most
definitely not enthused about pursuing further ?
I have run the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer thru several times
and
no amount of tweaking by me is gonna plug those holes I have without the
patches! So I am thinking this is a lost cause..

I would appreciate all your comments

Thanks in advance

Matt


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