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Old 11-26-2007   #1 (permalink)
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I am so confuzed...

I am running vista for the first time How do I set up vista for one user...
Me. Do I need an admin log in and normale user log in or do I just need one
log in as admin/Me?

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Re: I am so confuzed...

It depends on how paranoid you are. The safest route is to have two log ins. One for admin, installing new software etc and one for normal usage. Personally I just have one, but I do alot of work on programs and the system as it is only 1 month old and self built. If you have problems useing two log ins then go to using the admin one. Just ensure it is password protected.

To add a user go into Control panel --> user accounts.
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Old 11-26-2007   #3 (permalink)
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Re: I am so confuzed...

Conventional wisdom says-- Setup a user account seperate from the Admin
account, and use the user account for all but the high priority tasks that
require the Admin. This is considered as a security measure and supposedly
helps prevent malware and the like from infecting the system. It also forces
you to do something out of the ordinary if you really want to do something
that might be considered stupid under most conditions.

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> I am running vista for the first time How do I set up vista for one
user...
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> Me. Do I need an admin log in and normale user log in or do I just need
one
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> log in as admin/Me?

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