Re: Accessing other user accounts

From: Ian (me_at_me.com)
Date: 09/04/05

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    "Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:O%23cjmbOsFHA.3240@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    > In news:4rlSe.228$Y06.27@newsfe2-win.ntli.net,
    >>>
    > I'm pretty sure that you'll have to skip that step as I don't know of a
    > way to get the power users to show up on XP Home Edition. I'm not even
    > sure it's available for Home Edition as it was more for legacy reasons
    > (Windows NT era) than anything else. You'll have to stick with the first
    > change I suppose and hope she's never able to do so to you too. <g>
    >
    To make matters worse, she discovered that, after my attempt to change her
    account, the account doesn't show up on the startup screen :-( Looks like a
    restore point is in order.

    I'll go with the can't change password idea, and hope she doesn't discover
    the method.

    Thanks for the help 

    --
Ian
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