Re: "guest" internet access

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe@mvps.org)
Date: 09/26/02 

From: "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 22:34:33 -0700

Guests can't make or break Internet connections, therefore they cannot
initiate or hang-up dial-up connections. You could make the dial-up on
your account and switch to Guest and let her use it, but you need a
registry key to avoid having XP disconnect the connection on the switch.
Probably easier to create a limited user account for her that would
allow her to dial. This would keep your data private if you use NTFS and
have selected "make my folders private". 

--
Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
(Please respond only in the newsgroup)
Briton <tallvenusian@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I've set up a "guest" account so my roommate can use my
> computer to check her email.  Unfortunately, the computer
> won't let her use my internet connection.  How do I set
> up an internet connection for the "guest" account? (It's
> just a basic dial-up connection.)  Thanks

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