Windows XP Home and Admin/Users

[carlingman]

Not for myself i may add as i am happily using XP Pro.

Can anyone offer some start to finish guide for creating Admin and User accounts within XP Home.

Web page link or idiots guide so it can be e-mailed would be ideal.

[Chris W]

isn't it just a case of going to start -> contol panel -> user accounts and then following the wizard??

dont use xp myself, but i think this is how it is done!

After start it's "Settings" - then "Control Panel" - but essentially correct.

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by Pem

After start it's "Settings" - then "Control Panel" - but essentially correct.

I stand corrected :pp

[willie]

In my set up it is
Start >> Control panel >> User accounts

Originally Posted by Web Junkie

In my set up it is
Start >> Control panel >> User accounts

Trust you to be different

At a guess I would say you run in teletubbie mode while I run in Windows classic mode.

[willie]

Originally Posted by Pem

Trust you to be different

At a guess I would say you run in teletubbie mode while I run in Windows classic mode.

I hate teletubbies
guess that means win xp style then answer is yes but with a difference.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by monkeybreath

isn't it just a case of going to start -> contol panel -> user accounts and then following the wizard??

dont use xp myself, but i think this is how it is done!

Originally Posted by Pem

After start it's "Settings" - then "Control Panel" - but essentially correct.

Yep. Depends on if you use Classic or XP style (LOL, Teletubbie mode as Pem put it ).

The original XP Home user account is by default an Administrator. It is very easy to create new Admins / Limited Users in XP Home.


Just like to add, though:

With XP Home, there will already be a "main" Admin account called "Administrator", like with XP Pro. Unlike XP Pro, however, the XP Home account called "Administrator" can only be accessed when you boot up in Safe Mode. Also, it does not have a password by default. Whether you want to add more Admins/Users to XP Home or not, I'd recommend booting up into Safe Mode & setting a password for the "Administrator" account.