Want to save your Windows XP account from hackers? Delete password
March 13, 2008
However absurd it may sound, it’s a fact that deleting the password from your Windows XP user account will only make it more secure and save your from any unauthorised access to your computer from the internet or local network.
Most of the time we do not want to set a difficult password to our Windows account. And these passwords can be easily cracked by hackers. If the computer is connected to the internet or a local LAN network, it becomes easy target of hackers.
So, you may desire to secure your computer by adding a password to your computer and would also like to make it some what difficult to guess. [I actually did set a password that was too easy to crack to keep hackers at bay. Now I know I only made my computer more vulnerable to attacks/hacking.]
Windows XP disables the facility to access the computer from network for any user account which is not password protected. This simple trick can work the best for those who have just one computer , or whose computers are not networked and does not require access from other computers. But if the computer is not in a safe physical environment, it becomes easy prey to those who want to steal something from your computer. All they will have to do is turn on the computer and get easy access to your account.
So there you will have to secure your account with a strong password.
[Digital Inspiration, Image: LifeHacker]
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1. SR | March 14, 2008 at 9:04 am
Windows Vista comes with a ‘unique’ feature called ReadyBoost, wherein it is possible to increase the Random Access Memory (RAM) of the system by simply attaching a non-volatile flash drive to the USB hub. A friend of mine managed to attach a 160 GB portable HDD and assign 40 GB as RAM! Not a very good thing to do really.
But if you feel that wee bit envious for Vista users who can utilise this facility, there is some hope. Apparently, it is possible to do something similar with XP as well. Though largely unspoken of, this XP feature requires a bit more effort than Vista’s ReadyBoost tab. Try out the tutorial here to find out more.