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Where's How To Set Up User Accounts Manual?
I want to set up a new user account and to dictate which
programs will be accessible, which background programs will operate, and which computer services will be accessible on that account. Yet, no matter what I type into the Start MenuHelp and Support system does it tell me anything other than how to use the wizard to set up the actual account and passwords and logon issues. What's the point of offering my kid a computer account when I can't learn how to limit his access to various program and running processes? How can I create an account that I'll use strictly for Internet browsing that provides more computer security by limiting system access while on that account? How can I set up an account that keeps only a minimal amount of background applications running so that more system resources are then allocated for system resource intensive applications? You see what I mean? I can't find a manual or other explanation for this and this was one of the big pluses that Bill bragged to the media about during XP's development. Where is it? Why do I have to look over a hundred documents in the Knowledge Base to put together the information I need? Anyone who knows exactly where Microsoft hides this information, please let me know. Thanks. |
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Where's How To Set Up User Accounts Manual?
If you are running XP home, you just need to create a limited account for
your child. The exact limitations are built into that type of account. Password protect your administrative account. These things are both easily done from the User Accounts Control Panel. As far as background programs running, go into Windows Explorer. Go to C:\Documents and Settings. Expand the various accounts listed under this. Particularly note the All Users account. Any shortcuts in the Desktop folder, for instance, in the All Users accounts, will be on the desktops of all users. If there are shortcuts that start programs there that you do not want your child to have access to, right click and "cut" these, and paste them into the Desktop folder under the accounts where you want the shortcut to be present. Check the Desktop folder, the Programs folder, and the Startup folder (under the Programs folder), for programs you do not wish to start for all users, and instead place copies of the shortcuts to these programs in the respective folders for yourself or other users you want to have access to these programs. Sounds a bit confusing, but I hope you can understand what I said, and it should be fairly simple once you get in there and look. -- Patty MacDuffie MS MVP for Windows XP "Borillar" wrote in message ... I want to set up a new user account and to dictate which programs will be accessible, which background programs will operate, and which computer services will be accessible on that account. Yet, no matter what I type into the Start MenuHelp and Support system does it tell me anything other than how to use the wizard to set up the actual account and passwords and logon issues. What's the point of offering my kid a computer account when I can't learn how to limit his access to various program and running processes? How can I create an account that I'll use strictly for Internet browsing that provides more computer security by limiting system access while on that account? How can I set up an account that keeps only a minimal amount of background applications running so that more system resources are then allocated for system resource intensive applications? You see what I mean? I can't find a manual or other explanation for this and this was one of the big pluses that Bill bragged to the media about during XP's development. Where is it? Why do I have to look over a hundred documents in the Knowledge Base to put together the information I need? Anyone who knows exactly where Microsoft hides this information, please let me know. Thanks. |
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