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CreateUserAccounts

How To Create User Accounts in XP and Vista

Creating new user accounts is a great way keep every users files and programs separate from each other and it gives each user their own space to do whatever they want to do. Although there are limits to what standard users can and cannot do.

One of the biggest thing a standard user cannot do unless they know the administrative password is install programs on the computer, or run certain software, or modify system files, although this may sound bad it is actually a great one to protect you PC from viruses and spyware because a lot of these malicious programs require administrative access to the machine so they could modify and change system files or install themselves onto the computer. So my point is try avoid using the Admin account and create yourself and others the “Standard Account” for your daily tasks. So here’s how to add user accounts.

XP

• Start > Control Panel > User Accounts
• Select “Create a new account” choose a name and click “Next”
• Select the type of account and select “Create Account”
• Give it a password by clicking on the account

Vista

• Click on “Start” and then “Control Panel”
• Look for the “User Accounts and Family Safety” and click on “Add or remove user accounts”
• Click on “Create a new account”
• Give your new account a name and select “Standard user” or “Administrator”
• Hit the “Create Account” button when finished
• If you want to password protect the account click on your newly created account and select “Create a password”

References

Ask About Tech - Retrieved on 20 Dec 2008

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