Ronnie Vernon MVP

The password on accounts is still important, even though you are the only
user on the PC. Without a password, anyone who can break-in and sit at the
computer has access to all of your private information such as bank account
information or any other private information on the PC.

Also, any malicious program that accesses the system can more easily use
your admin account.

The way you operated on XP is excellent. Use the same setup for Vista and
you will add even more layers of protection.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"gpzbc" <gpzbc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F799E82-11F6-4BC6-8751-3E768C159D60@microsoft.com...
> The password protect isn't much of an issue since it is just me using the
> computer. So I am still not clear why it would be better to even set up a
> standard account and to operate from that.
> I know in XP it is a bit more work to have to switch user accounts to the
> admin to do anything. So if I operate from a standard account in Vista,
> will
> it be more "work"? Will I have to continually switch to an admin account
> all
> of the time if I want to do anything?
> Sorry to be so petty. I am just trying to get a clear picture of the new
> set-up. Thank you!
>
>
> "Puppy Breath" wrote:
>
>> They're both protected in Vista. The only real difference is that if you
>> can
>> password-protect the admin account, which prevents standard users from
>> elevating their privileges (if they don't know the password). Still, it
>> makes sense to use a standard account for your day-to-day stuff. There's
>> really no reason to use an admin account for day-to-day stuff. I only use
>> my
>> admin account for those rare situations where you can't just elevate from
>> a
>> standard account.
>>
>> "gpzbc" <gpzbc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3C8D7A28-C035-43D8-B4BB-0B3C8DCAA54D@microsoft.com...
>> >I am new to Vista. I previously used XP and set up an admin account
>> >that I
>> > used when needed. Otherwise, I did all of my activity on the limited
>> > account. My question is; with all of the new UAC controls in vista, is
>> > it
>> > necessary to do a similar set-up? In vista, can I just use and operate
>> > from
>> > an admin account? Or is that unsafe?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>