Security Tip: Use a Blank Password

Here's a little-known fact: In Windows XP, it is often more secure
to use a blank password than to make up a password. When an account
has a blank password, you can log on locally but not through the
network. This prevents anyone from using that account to break into
the computer remotely via the local network or the Internet. This
Microsoft article explains more and has many other security tips:

http://microsoft.com/technet/archive/security/chklist/xpcl.mspx

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