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| Guest | Reverse Administrator/User Accounts? (Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-1, IE-7, classic mode.) I currently have an administrator account I'll call AAA. I currently have a user account I'll call BBB. (I also have a guest account, turned off, which can be ignored for this post.) On account AAA I have done extensive personalization (changing icons, removing some from desktop, etc.) which I want to retain. Account BBB is just as it was produced when I created it, and has rarely been used. Heretofore I have used account AAA all the time, and have not used account BBB. I have since been advised not to operate in an administrator's account (AAA) for security reasons, and that it is better to operate in a user account (such as my BBB). So, I'd like to reverse my two accounts, with BBB becoming the administrator account, and AAA becoming my regular user account. Here is how I propose doing that, and I'd like some feedback on any risks or problems foreseen with this scenario: Change account BBB to be an administrator account. Then change account AAA to be a user account. Then change name of account AAA (temporarily) to CCC. Then change name of account BBB to AAA. Then change account CCC to BBB. When that process is complete I'd have account AAA with all my current personalizations, but as a user account; account BBB would be the plain and simple account, but the administrator account hardly ever used. Anyone see any problems with that approach? If I do this will my security be better, in terms of protection from viruses? Other relevant comments welcome. -- ---------- CWLee Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and promote for performance, not preferences. |
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| Guest | Re: Reverse Administrator/User Accounts? "CWLee" <cdubyalee@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Heretofore I have used account AAA all the time, and have >not used account BBB. I have since been advised not to >operate in an administrator's account (AAA) for security >reasons, and that it is better to operate in a user account >(such as my BBB). I have so many backups of my entire system that I don't worry about such matters... and my computing is SO much easier. |
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