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Are there ways to prevent access by others to a newly created user account?
I have three user accounts on my WinXP SP3 pc - one is an
administrative account, one is the default Guest account that I have never used and a newly created FAA user account. This new FAA account contains passwords and other apps/files that I would prefer be private and accessible only to me. Is there a way to hide or otherwise prevent others from accessing this user account? I have never previoously had a need to deal with multiple user accounts and am a total novice. Any suggestions/guidance would be appreciated. Mary |
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Are there ways to prevent access by others to a newly created user account?
On Fri, 25 May 2012 08:22:35 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002
wrote: I have three user accounts on my WinXP SP3 pc - one is an administrative account, one is the default Guest account that I have never used and a newly created FAA user account. This new FAA account contains passwords and other apps/files that I would prefer be private and accessible only to me. What does "contains passwords" mean? Do you have files that contain passwords in clear text? Depending on how the applications were installed, it may be a bit complicated to restrict others from accessing them. However, it is normally sufficient to restrict access to the data the application processes rather than to the application itself. Is there a way to hide or otherwise prevent others from accessing this user account? Do you want to restrict access to the account or to the files? If you assign the FAA account a password, only people who know the password can log on to it. Once you have a user account that only you can use, you can encrypt the files you consider private. And/or you can move the files to that user's "My Documents" folder which is normally protected from access by other non-administrator users. If others will use the account, then you will need to encrypt the files. I suggest using a tool that lets you specify the encryption/decryption key. You may have to manually decrypt the files but you should have less problems backing up the data and recovering it on another machine. -- Remove del for email |
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Are there ways to prevent access by others to a newly createduser account?
ECLiPSE 2002 wrote:
I have three user accounts on my WinXP SP3 pc - one is an administrative account, one is the default Guest account that I have never used and a newly created FAA user account. Remove the Guest account: its a security risk. This new FAA account contains passwords and other apps/files that I would prefer be private and accessible only to me. Folder permissions. User Access Controls. Google those and you'll have all the klews you need to succeed. Is there a way to hide or otherwise prevent others from accessing this user account? Yep: User Access Control. And setting Folder Permissions. Learn it, live it, love it. I have never previoously had a need to deal with multiple user accounts and am a total novice. Any suggestions/guidance would be appreciated. Mary The TrueCrypt suggestion is another option as suggested by others...but it can be a hassle and Micro$oft has built in tools to do what you want. -- http://www.privacySOS.org | www.extinctioncrisis.org www.snuhwolf.9f.com|www.savewolves.org _____ ____ ____ __ /\_/\ __ _ ______ _____ / __/ |/ / / / / // // . . \\ \ |\ | / __ \ \ \ __\ _\ \/ / /_/ / _ / \ / \ \| \| \ \_\ \ \__\ _\ /___/_/|_/\____/_//_/ \_@_/ \__|\__|\____/\____\_\ |
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Are there ways to prevent access by others to a newly created user account?
On Fri, 25 May 2012 08:22:35 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002
wrote: I have three user accounts on my WinXP SP3 pc - one is an administrative account, one is the default Guest account that I have never used and a newly created FAA user account. This new FAA account contains passwords and other apps/files that I would prefer be private and accessible only to me. Is there a way to hide or otherwise prevent others from accessing this user account? I have never previoously had a need to deal with multiple user accounts and am a total novice. Any suggestions/guidance would be appreciated. Mary Thanks to all responders for their input and assistance.I now have options to consider. Mary |
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