Types of user accounts

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<script language=javascript src="/library/toolbar/tgar.js"></script> <script language=Javascript>if("function"==typeof(doHeader)) doHeader()</script> Types of user accounts There are two types of user accounts <script language=JavaScript>if ("function"==typeof(adjPopup)) adjPopup()</script>available on your computer: computer administrator and limited. The guest account is available by default for users with no assigned account on the computer. Computer administrator account <script language=javascript>if("function"==typeof(adjWhere))adjWhere()</script> The computer administrator account is intended for someone who can make systemwide changes to the computer, install software, and access all non-private files on the computer. Only a user with a computer administrator <script language=JavaScript>if ("function"==typeof(adjPopup)) adjPopup()</script>account has full access to other user accounts on the computer. A user with a computer administrator account: Can create and delete user accounts on the computer. Can change other users' account names, pictures, passwords <script language=JavaScript>if ("function"==typeof(adjPopup)) adjPopup()</script>, and account types. Cannot change his or her own account type to limited unless there is at least one other user with a computer administrator account. This ensures that there is always at least one user with a computer administrator account on the computer. Can manage his or her network passwords, create a reset password disk, and set up his or her account to use a .NET Passport. Limited account <script language=javascript>if("function"==typeof(adjWhere))adjWhere()</script> The limited account is intended for someone who should be prohibited from changing most computer settings and deleting important files. A user with a limited account: Generally cannot install software or hardware, but can access programs that have already been installed on the computer. Can change his or her account picture and can also create, change, or delete his or her password. Cannot change his or her account name or account type. A user with a computer administrator account must make these kinds of changes. Can manage his or her network passwords, create a reset password disk, and set up his or her account to use a .NET Passport.  Note Some programs might not work properly for users with limited accounts. If so, change the user's account type to computer administrator, either temporarily or permanently. Guest account <script language=javascript>if("function"==typeof(adjWhere))adjWhere()</script> 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 applications that have already been installed on the computer. Cannot change the guest account type. Can change the guest account picture.  Note You might see an account with the name "Owner" when you first log on. The owner account, with computer administrator privileges, is created during installation if no user accounts are set up at that time. You can rename this account with a user's name.   User accounts overview Add a new user to the computer