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Hi, everyone.
I helped a friend upgrade her PC from Windows 2000 to XP (Pro), and am now
working to set up some accounts for her. She did not create or change any
accounts in 2000, and had been working strictly as Administrator.
XP tells me, "Guests have the same access as members of the Users group by
default, except for the Guest account which is further restricted." I was
surprised to discover that the Guest account on her PC is a Power User!
Is this the result of our having upgraded from 2000? Is the Guest account a
Power User by default in 2000?
Now I'm wondering how I can get the Guest account back to normal. (We may
not even use it, but I'd like to understand how this works, anyway.) If I
just remove the account from Power Users and add it to Guests, will I end
up with an account which is "further restricted", or will it just be
another Users account?
Also, can anyone tell me specifically what the "further restrictions" are?
What can a Users account do that the Guest account cannot?
Thanks very much in advance!
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Keith
Hi, everyone.
I helped a friend upgrade her PC from Windows 2000 to XP (Pro), and am now
working to set up some accounts for her. She did not create or change any
accounts in 2000, and had been working strictly as Administrator.
XP tells me, "Guests have the same access as members of the Users group by
default, except for the Guest account which is further restricted." I was
surprised to discover that the Guest account on her PC is a Power User!
Is this the result of our having upgraded from 2000? Is the Guest account a
Power User by default in 2000?
Now I'm wondering how I can get the Guest account back to normal. (We may
not even use it, but I'd like to understand how this works, anyway.) If I
just remove the account from Power Users and add it to Guests, will I end
up with an account which is "further restricted", or will it just be
another Users account?
Also, can anyone tell me specifically what the "further restrictions" are?
What can a Users account do that the Guest account cannot?
Thanks very much in advance!
--
Keith