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Changing Guest Account
Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up.
Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? |
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Changing Guest Account
No you can't change the Guest account privileges but you can create a new
account and give it limited to administrator privileges. -- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] "Fustrated Librarian" wrote in message ... Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? |
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Changing Guest Account
Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management User
Account. "Fustrated Librarian" wrote: Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? |
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Changing Guest Account
And then how does the poster change the Guest account type?
-- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] "rulirahm" wrote in message ... Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management User Account. "Fustrated Librarian" wrote: Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? |
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Changing Guest Account
Really sorry. But I've XP Home right now. So the User account not available
in the Administrative Tools. But, I've XP Pro in my office and if I remember right, to change an account behaviour, only Administrative Tools has many options. I really sorry if my post was wrong. "Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote: And then how does the poster change the Guest account type? -- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] "rulirahm" wrote in message ... Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management User Account. "Fustrated Librarian" wrote: Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? |
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Changing Guest Account
Fustrated Librarian wrote:
Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? If by Administrator you mean the built-in administrator account, then take note of this. Please be aware that it is VERY BAD PRACTICE to use the built-in Administrator account on a day-to-day basis and as your only account on the computer. If the account gets corrupted, as it may well do, then your ONLY way into the machine is by doing a repair install of XP. set up a User account and give that Admin rights for daily use, leaving the built-in Administrator account for emergency access only. |
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Changing Guest Account
"Fustrated Librarian" wrote
Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? Set up another, limited user account and use that instead. Disable the built in Guest account unless it's needed for some network purposes. Also if by Administrator you mean the built in Administrator account it's not good practice to use that account for day to day activities. That account should be assigned a strong password and set aside to be used in case something damages the normal working account. Create another account with admin privileges and use that one. You can copy the data and settings from the built in Administrator account to the new account. Lastly, when another account with admin privileges is created the built in Administrator account will automatically be hidden. To login to it for XP Pro from the welcome screen do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to bring up the classic login box. Enter Administrator and the password assigned to it. For XP Home you have to boot into Safe Mode to access the built in Administrator account. It will appear on the welcome screen. HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=279783 How to Copy a User Profile http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |
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Changing Guest Account
check here
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true scroll down to the section on Guest account and you will see that you can not change the guest account type which is what the poster wants to do. [quote from above site] Guest account The guest account is intended for use by someone who has no user account on the computer. There is no password for the guest account, so the user can log on quickly to check e-mail or browse the Internet. A user logged on to the guest account: . Cannot install software or hardware, but can access programs that have already been installed on the computer. . Cannot change the guest account type. . Can change the guest account picture. [end quote] No biggie making a mistake. I've done it plenty of times ;-) -- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "rulirahm" wrote in message ... Really sorry. But I've XP Home right now. So the User account not available in the Administrative Tools. But, I've XP Pro in my office and if I remember right, to change an account behaviour, only Administrative Tools has many options. I really sorry if my post was wrong. "Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote: And then how does the poster change the Guest account type? -- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] "rulirahm" wrote in message ... Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management User Account. "Fustrated Librarian" wrote: Can a Guest Account type be changed? I have two acconts set up. Administrator & Guest. When I go account users and click on guest account the only thing I can change is the picture and create a password. The "change account type" is not there. Is this possible? |
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Harry Ohrn wrote:
check here http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true scroll down to the section on Guest account and you will see that you can not change the guest account type which is what the poster wants to do. [quote from above site] Guest account The guest account is intended for use by someone who has no user account on the computer. Interesting. the MS Baseline security Advisor states that an enabled Guest Account is a security risk...... |
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