Guest Account

From: Sonya (page243@mchsi.com)
Date: 01/05/03


From: "Sonya" <page243@mchsi.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:41:12 -0800

the simpler way would be to select "create a new account"
instead of a guest account, with this new account you can
set a password.
>-----Original Message-----
>Does anybody know how to set a guest account password in
>Windows XP home edition. I know it can be done as I have
>done it before, but due to cranial cramp I cant remember
>how. I know it involved typing in a command in the
>command prompt, but what that command was I have no
idea.
>Please help me! :-)
>.
>



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