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Hi – I’m confused.
I have an XP Home system that I leave logged on all the time (so that it will run seti@home).
While scanning my security log I see success audits for logons of the guest account – which, of course, is disabled.
There are three other computers in our house, LAN connected and using my machine as the internet path
Can anyone shed light on why the Guest account use may be happening? Should I worry?
Stuart
Thanks for the prompt response. I’m still bothered that “Guest” can feature when disabled. Personally, I’d like to delete Guest but it appears that Microsoft is actually using it for something.
Yes, I use ICS.
So far as I can see, all ICS activity is invisible to me – it seems to use system DLLs that are non specific about who is using them.
As a result – my eldest son can savage my computers performance (peer to peer file sharing) without my being able to do anything about it. Long term the solution is clearly to approach internet use in another way – perhaps a Linux box 
True – its just that I have lots of PCs sitting around idle
True perhaps. But your system is obviously not as idle as you would like. 
I’d agree with Stuart on this. A hardware router for sharing your internet connection would keep your son’s activity off your machine.
True perhaps. But your system is obviously not as idle as you would like. I’d agree with Stuart on this. A hardware router for sharing your internet connection would keep your son’s activity off your machine.
True – its just that I have lots of PCs sitting around idle
Stuart
Thanks for the prompt response. I’m still bothered that “Guest” can feature when disabled. Personally, I’d like to delete Guest but it appears that Microsoft is actually using it for something.
Yes, I use ICS.
So far as I can see, all ICS activity is invisible to me – it seems to use system DLLs that are non specific about who is using them.
As a result – my eldest son can savage my computers performance (peer to peer file sharing) without my being able to do anything about it. Long term the solution is clearly to approach internet use in another way – perhaps a Linux box
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