From: "Geo." 

Well since you are perfectly happy with the newbie settings that it uses
now, I would imagine one of the three choices would work for you.

As for the NTLM logic, I wasn't talking about that specifically, I'm
thinking more along the look and feel lines, wizards, admin tools,
controls, folder defaults, automatic things like changing the folder view
when it's pictures instead of honoring the system default for folders, etc.
If I want to see thumbnails, I know how to do that, just display the folder
the way I had it last time I viewed it and I'll be happy.

For example, newbies like it when the system fixes itself, experts hate it
when the system changes their settings but they like informative error
messages. That is the sort of thing I would like to see different based on
the selection I mentioned. Newbies get wizards, experts get diagnostics,
users get both.

Geo.

"Rich"  wrote in message news:45a9ab13{at}w3.nls.net...
   The problem especially with the "expert" option you suggest is that
experts differ.  I would consider myself an expert user and your
preferences are not my preferences.

   I disagree there is any meaningful difference between what you call
"newbies" and what you call "average users".  I
especially do not believe you can make an intelligent distinction.

  Even as an expert, I prefer almost all UI settings to remain the default
for several reasons.  One is that the defaults are OK for me.  The type of
changes I make are to tighten security in ways that you might find
objectionable such as disallowing auth except 128-bit NTLMv2 and Kerberos
which prevents access from Windows NT 4.0 and other old versions of
Windows. I also disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP which also prevents access from
Windows NT 4.0 and other old versions of Windows.  I tighten other security
settings and enable settings that force buggy applications to be more
likely to crash.  I've enabled these for years.  I wouldn't have
recommended disabling Windows NT 4.0 access to your default Windows 2000
user but it was fine for me.  In fact I think all my changes are good for
me which is why I make them but I do not have your ego to suggest that my
preferences should be the default for others.

Rich

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