hmmmm...? I understand what all of you are saying, I guess I am not
convinced either way. It sounds like using a standard account for non admin
things and using an admin account for admin things is the most secure way to
go.....but the most work. In addition, this set-up and the extra work may
not be entirely necessary. Perhaps the ambiguity in the answer to this
dilemma lies in the fact that we are taking precautions based on risk. This
particular risk cannot be accurately measured.
So, my interpretation is.......If any sort of security breach (even though a
very small risk) is totally unacceptable, then I should set up the multiple
accounts and operate accordingly. If I am willing to take a bit of risk in
order to operate my computer without the bother of passwords and multiple
accounts, then I will just run as the admin account.
I think I will go with the latter.
Should I set-up a personalized admin account or just use the default admin
account?
By the way, thanks so much for your advice.
gpzbc
"Jimmy Brush" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would personally recommend using an admin account for your situation.
>
> Using a standard user account would involve a slight amount of extra work,
> as it would require you to enter a password every time you wanted to perform
> as an administrative action, as opposed to just being asked yes or no when
> running as an administrator.
>
> But, the reason why I suggest using an administrator account, is that some
> programs may get confused between the two users on your system that you are
> using.
>
> When you perform an administrative action from a standard user account, you
> are really using your other administrator account to do that operation, and
> this can lead to some issues.
>
> When you are using an administrator account, there is only one account
> (although the protection is still there), and so you avoid these issues.
>
> That being said, it is likely that it would be even more secure to use a a
> standard user account *only* for non-admin things, and log out of that
> standard user account and log in to an admin account in order to *only* do
> admin things, and then never mixing the two (never entering your admin
> password from your standard user account).
>
>
> --
> - JB
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> Windows Vista Support Faq
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>