Re: Upgrading to XP pro from XP home

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 02/17/03


From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 03:28:30 -0700


Robin,

You may want to slip out from Simplified sharing mode
(at bottom of View tab in Folder Options) since you did
upgrade to Pro for a reason likely needing you to do so.
Then try managing users under the Manage option in the
r-click menu on My Computer (or type in compmgmt.msc).

-- 
Roger 
"Robin" <bpelvnv@msn.com> wrote in message news:03b901c2d61a$e86a4e90$3001280a@phx.gbl...
> I loaded XP Pro and now I'm trying to set-up new user and 
> administrator accounts, but it's defaulting to the Home 
> XP's user accounts options.  With XP Pro I should be able 
> to set-up admin, standard, and restricted accounts.  The 
> Home XP only allows Admin. and Restricted!  What's to do?


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