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Using the PC Expanion (Advanced)
Part 8
1. How to add a new user account
User accounts personalize Windows for each person who shares a
computer. You can choose your own account name, picture, and
password, and choose other settings that will apply only to you. A
user account gives you a personalized view of your own files, a list of
favorite Web sites, and a list of recently visited Web pages. With a user
account, documents you create or save are stored in your own My
Documents folder, separate from the documents of others who also
use the host PC. To help keep your files more secure and to help make
sure they remain private, use a password for your user account. You
can still mark certain items as shared if you want other people to be
able to access them. If you do not use a password for your user
account, other people will have access to your account and will be
able to see all of your folders and files. If you have a user account and
you change the computer settings, such as the type, size, or the
screen saver, those settings will apply only to your account. As a user
with a computer administrator account, you can create, delete, and
change all user accounts on the host PC. You can create as many
accounts on the computer as you want, and have full access to all
accounts on the computer.
Administrator : Users with complete and unrestricted access to the
computer/domain
Backup Operators : Backup Operators can override security
restrictions for the sole purpose of backing up or restoring files.
Guests : Guests have the same access as members of the users
group by default, except for the guest account which is
further restricted.
Network Configuration Operators : Members in this group can have
some administrative privileges to
manage configuration of networking
features.
Power Users : Power Users possess most administrative powers with
some restrictions. Power Users can run legacy applications
in addition to certified applications
Remote Desktop Users : Members in this group are granted the right to
logon remotely
Replicator : Supports file replication in a domain
Users : Users are prevented from making accidental or intentional
system-wide changes. Users can run certified applications,
excluding most legacy applications
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