Windows XP Limited User Account Practice

Make a new Administrator-Level Account:

1. Open User Accounts
• Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts
2. Click "Create a new account"
3. Under "Type a name for the new account", type:  MyAdmin
   • Click "Next"
4. Under "Pick an account type," click "Computer administrator"
• Click "Create Account"
5. Under "Pick a task..." click on the new "MyAdmin" account icon
6. Under "What do you want to change about MyAdmin's account?" click "Create a password"
7. Under "Create a password for MyAdmin's account":
   • Type a new password  (and remember it!)
   • Type the new password again to confirm
   • (Optional) Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint
   • Click "Create Password"
8. At the top of the window, click "Home"

Activate the Guest Account:

• Look for the Guest suitcase icon
  • If it is gray, and it displays "Guest account is off", then:
    • Click on the Guest account icon
    • Under "Do you want to turn on the guest account?", click "Turn On the Guest Account"
  • The Guest suitcase icon should be colored, and display "Guest account is on"

Change your account to Limited

1. Log off:
   • Normal log-off:
     • Click Start -> Log Off
     • Click Log Off again
   • If your lab computer doesn't have Log Off:
     • Click Start -> Run
     • Enter:  logoff
2. Click MyAdmin
3. Enter the password for MyAdmin
4. Open User Accounts
• Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts
5. Click "Change an account"
6. Click your regular account
7. Click "Change the account type"
8. Click "Limited"
9. Click "Change Account Type"

Log back into your regular account

1. Log off (see above)
2. Click the icon for your regular account
3. Enter your regular account's password, if any

Test your programs

• Launch each of your important programs and make sure they work
• If any important program does not work, or if you want to change your regular account back for any reason:
  • Log off and log on as MyAdmin, as above
  • Change your account back to "Computer Administrator"
  • Log off and log back on to your regular account