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this article, we will tackle how to setup the
Windows User Accounts. This will allow you to
add new accounts or close old accounts. You can
even change passwords or upgrade accounts from
“standard user” to “administrator.”
First we will cover how to use the windows XP
interface, then we will see how to use the
windows vista and windows 7 interface.
Part One: Windows XP interface.
To edit user accounts in windows xp:
1. Press the start menu key in the bottom left
area of the screen.
2. Click on Control Panel.
3. Find the “User Accounts” button and
double click it.
Your first three options will be: change an
account, create a new account and change the way
users log on or off. Clicking change an account
will allow you to manage existing accounts. From
there, you will be able to:
1. Change my name. This allows you to change the
name of the selected account.
2. Change my password. Click this to EDIT your
current password.
3. Remove my password. This removes the password
associated with the account. Anyone will be able
to access this account!
4. Change my picture. Edit your account profile
picture. This is the image you see at the top of
the open start menu and the login screen.
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5. Change my account type.
This option allows you to change from standard
user to admistrative user.
The second option, create a new account, is a very straightforward manner
of creating a new windows user account. After
selecting the name of the new account and
choosing whether to make it an administrative
account or a standard account, you will be able
to manage it with the step one instructions.
Finally, the third option, change the way users
log on or off, allows you to choose between two
options. The first option allows you to display
the welcome screen as users attempt to login.
This will list all of the accounts on the
computer. If this is disabled, then a prompt
will appear instead where the user needs to type
the account name and password to log in. The
second option determines whether a user account
“shuts down” when the log off button is
clicked. This will allow your programs and
documents to remain open while someone else uses
the computer and then you will be able to log
back on to your account and find all your work
intact
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Part Two: Windows Vista and Windows 7
Interface.
To edit the users in the later versions of
windows:
1. Click on the start menu key in the
bottom left area of the screen.
2. Click on Control Panel on the right
side.
3. Click on User Accounts and Family
Safety.
4. Click on User Accounts.
The screen that appears will allow you to
perform all of the same functions as the
old windows XP interface except that you
will be able to do so in less clicks. For
example, the options on the main screen
are:
1. Create a password for your account/Edit
your password.
2. Change your picture.
3. Change your account name.
4. Change your account type.
5. Manage another account.
6. Change User Account Control Settings.
The main difference between XP and
Vista/Windows 7 is the addition of the 6th
option to control UAC or User Account
Control. This is the additional screen
that appears when making changes to your
computer system to confirm that you want
to proceed. After clicking on this option,
you will be able to choose what
sensitivity to set the UAC settings to, if
any. Slide the bar all the way to the
bottom to turn off UAC.
Written by Karim Salmi with Vitalitech.
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