This is the third part of the overview (introductory) section of our series that deals with securing standalone Windows XP machines. This information does not apply to Windows machines that are part of a corporate network with Active Directory, etc. Corporate security is an entirely different issue, and will be addressed in the future, as well as in the many related articles we already have in this Guide. For now, this will give a brief refresher for those of us who have one or more standalone machines at home, at a small office, etc. that are not secured via corporate policies. In these first three intro sections, we will merely hit the highlights. Future updates along these threads will delve into each of these subjects in greater detail.

This is the second in an ongoing series that deals with securing standalone Windows XP machines. This information does not apply to Windows machines that are part of a corporate network with Active Directory, etc. Corporate security is an entirely different issue, and will be addressed in the future (and is already discussed in many related sections we already have in this Reference Guide). For now, this section will give a brief refresher for those of us who have one or more standalone machines at home, at a small office, etc. that are not secured via corporate policies. In these first few introductory sections we will merely hit the highlights; future updates will delve into each of these subjects in greater detail.

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This is the first of on ongoing series on securing standalone Windows XP machines. This information does not apply to Windows machines that are part of a corporate network with Active Directory, etc. Corporate security is an entirely different issue, and will be addressed in the future, as well as in the many related sections we already have in this Guide. For now, this will give a brief refresher for those of us who have one or more standalone machines at home, at a small office, etc. that are not secured via corporate policies.

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