Unauthorise access to my private folder(win xp)

From: kenshin (send2mi_at_pacific.net.sg)
Date: 07/03/03 

Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:55:55 -0700

I am sharing my computer with another person,each having
our own user account. I have password protect my account,
however i found out that my friend was able to look
through my files and even reset my password. How can she
do that and how can i prevent it? She's a IT profession.

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