Re: Configured a secure account for guests

R. McCarty wrote:

Guest would work.

I would not use the Guest account, it has more rights than a limited account does. I'd create a seperate account for the visitor.

Steve


Just one word of caution, if this person is a "Twiddler" then they may
be aware of the availability of the Safe Mode Administrator account.
Therefore, you might want to set a password for that account. But
be sure to note it somewhere - as it's handy for emergencies and it
usually is un-password protected.

Most people like you describe just love to muck around and set up
things to their liking. If possible, get an imaging program and take a
system image before their arrival. Then if things do get "Twiddled"
you can restore your pre-guest image back to the machine.
Personally, I'd just casually ask them not to modify anything and if
they can't  abide by that - tell them to make alternate arrangements
for email and PC access.

"dan" <dm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23WpJwWYVFHA.2560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello, I have Win XP Pro sp2, just installed it and it is working fine. I have an account for myself and one for my wife. What I need is an account for visitors to use but, I do not want them to install any programs or change anything on the computer that would damage it. We have a family member that comes to visit and will install programs that they downloaded from the internet and will change configurations to suit her. I do not have "Use Welcome Screen" or "Fast user Switching" enabled. I do want the folks that visit to be able to go to internet so they can check their mail from their ISP's web site. I also want them to use the programs we have installed. Microsoft Office. No one does the changing but one person. So I need to try and make an account to restrict. I noticed and read a little about the guest account. Would this do what I am looking for or is there a better way and give me more control over what can and can not be done with the account for the visitors. I also have "Use Simple File Sharing" disabled. I am a novice at configuring computers, so something easy but will do what I would like it to do. Thanks for any help or advice.

Dan




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