Re: Can't Run Outlook Express

From: Phil \(a.k.a. purplehaz\) (software_at_for.me)
Date: 04/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 09:00:56 -0400

No what MS means (and security gurus) is to not use the *hidden*
administartor account while surfing the net. This can be a security
concearn, but using a user that the created that has admin rights is
perfectly acceptable and probably the norm with xp users. Every xp install
has a system or "hidden" administrator account that has full rights to all
the computers does. This is the one you don't use. A user with admin rights
is fine.

Jim Walker wrote:
> Thanks. Microsoft tells us in their instructions not to use the
> internet using the Administrator and then it appears to be rather
> hard to set that up. It might not be worth it to set up a Guest
> account with administrator rights and then set up Outlook Express and
> then remove administrator rights. The next time I would need to
> change settings on Outlook Express I might not be able to do so.
> Installing virus updates could be a problem. I will look into it.
>
>
> --
> Jim Walker
> Northern Virginia
>
>
>> You don't need to use the guest account or a limited account to surf
>> the net. Just create a user for yourself to use that has admin
>> rights. That will work fine and you'll be fine on the net as long as
>> your have a firewall, anti-virus software, pop-up blocker, spyware
>> blocker, and browser like FireFox provide even more lock down
>> security. using a guest account to surf the net, imho, is overkill.
>> But if you do want to use it you basicly have to setup the user with
>> admin rights, open outlook express and get it all setup, then change
>> the user back to limited.
>>
>> Jim Walker wrote:
>>> Outlook Express will run only when I am logged in as Administrator.
>>> When logged in as a Guest which is recommended for using the
>>> internet, I get a message that I don't have administrator privileges
>>> to run the connection wizard when I open Outlook express. I can't
>>> find where the Administrator can do this.

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