Users Group Members Can Modify Boot.ini When Installing Windows 2000 on a FAT Partition (227623)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q227623

SYMPTOMS

When an ordinary user who is a member of the Users group is installing Windows 2000 on a drive using the FAT file system, that user can edit the Boot.ini file and save the changes.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, convert the system partition to the NTFS file system and then secure the root folder.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/13/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB227623
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