Re: use login password or not?

Hi,

You don't *have* to use a logon, it's optional and totally up to you. By the way, the default administrator account uses the hidden attribute, so unless you change your folder view options accordingly you will not be able to see it in the folder structure (but trust me, it still exists).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"epack" <eppack@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1163379399.005077.89800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Got a brand new XP machine at home, and currently do not have any login
passwords set on my usual user account. I'm not using Administrator,
but I set up another one that is an admin. The machine automatically
logs in with my user account, and all I see in the CP is that one and
guest. Actually I don't see Administrator anywhere, which I don't quite
understand--do I have to do something to enable that? I get no welcome
screen, either, even tho that is checked in the user account dialog. Is
this because there's only one user account?

I only have the one machine, which is not networked, and don't have any
kids at home, anything like that, although I am on DSL, but very well
protected with ZoneAlarm Security Suite etc etc. Question is, do I
really need to set a login password on my user account? Or on
Administrator for that matter? I'm not against doing it, I'm just
wondering if I need to with my particular setup.

TIA

elaine


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