Dec 16
2007Creating User Accounts
Filed Under (Windows Xp) by Admin on 16-12-2007
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Windows XP allows multiple users on a single computer, where each user can have his own settings. To create a user account, go to the Control Panel and click ‘User Accounts’. In the window that opens, the names of all the current users are listed. New user accounts can be created here, besides altering the existing user account settings such as account type, name, password and picture.
To create a user account, click ‘Create a new account’. Type in a user name and click ‘Next’. You’re now provided with the option to pick the type of account that is to be assigned to each new user— you can choose between Computer Administrator and Limited Account. A Computer Administrator enjoys full control over resources. Users with such an account type can create, change and delete accounts, make system-wide changes, and install programs and access all files. Users with a Limited account have limited rights that include changing or removing his own password, changing his own picture, themes and other desktop settings, and viewing files in the ‘Shared Documents’ folder. Such a user might not be able to install some programs. Another limitation of such an account is that programs written for Windows versions prior to XP or 2000 might not work properly.
It’s now time to personalize the new account(s). When you click ‘Change the name’, you can change the user name by entering a new name and clicking on ‘Change name’. You can assign a password to the user account by clicking ‘Create a password’.
You’re then prompted to enter a password and confirm it. Optionally, you can enter a phrase as a password hint. By clicking ‘Change my Picture’, you can assign a new picture to the account either from the ones that Windows has inbuilt, or from other images on your hard disk. When you click ‘Change the account type’, you can change the account type from Administrator to Limited (this requires you to be logged in as an Administrator).