RE: limited user on Windows XP
- From: JohnC <JohnC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:18:01 -0700
thank you, Elendil and Panda Man, for your responses.
My original post on this subject was on 16/10/05 (but there was no response
and I cannot even find my post on the newsgroups now. I studied knowlege
bases and forums, studied settings in great detail, experimented in safe mode
and user profiles, deleting 'unknown user' and my owner account, etc and
caused myself a few problems and confusion (I'm stiil more of a novice for
all that I have learnt).
Then other things took priority, till now.
I still want to set up a limited user account for myself (more secure?),
i.e. in addiition to my Owner/Administator account.
Sorry, I forgot to say my pc is a Dell Dimension 4600 and it's XP Home
edition.
Tonight, I opened a Limited User account again to see what happened, and:
1. get Microsoft anti-spyware requests to authorise changing settings for
Internet Security Intranet and Internet Zones ('Restricted Sites') to below
minimum levels.
2. no web sites listed in the Internet Security 'Restricted Sites' section,
i.e. in my owner account the 'Restricted Sites' section blocks a huge number
of dodgy looking sites.
3. 'Newly discovered programme: UPnP device' in the start up tray.
4. Full range of programs when I click on 'All Programs'.
5. clicking on AOL, goes to my AOL account (not able to use it only because
I have unchecked the 'remember my password' box).
6. can change any of the Internet settings.
7. can download and install program (tried Google Earth and it installed ok).
I haven't deleted the Limited user account I opened tonight but put a
password on it for the time being.
For security, I've got:
- good password for my Owner/Administrator account, which I set up booting
in safe mode
- Windows XP Firewall (did have the McAfee f/wall in th AOL package but
planning to d/load Zone Alarm, which seems easier to understand)
- AVG free version anti-virus
- AOL and Microsoft anti-spyware
- Spybot
- Ad-aware anti spyware
and the scans are clear apart from tracking cookies.
Hope this is enough information and not too much.
Appreciate any advice,
thanks
John
"Panda_man" wrote:
My reply is at the bottom of your message :.
"JohnC" wrote:
I've tried setting up a limited user account on my pc but the new user seems
to get full access to the pc. I'm sure it's not right because the new user
can change internet settings and access my AOL e-mail, among other things. I
have windows XP sp2 and a wireless home network with a Netgear DG834G router.
Appreciate any ideas
John
Hello John . You need to set-up a good and strong password for your
administrator account.The limited should not have a password (but even if he
sets-up a password for his limited account , you can always remove it as you
are the admin )
Also , boot in Safe Mode and there you'll understand that there is a hidden
admin account visible only in Safe Modes. Enter your PC with it and then also
set-up a password for this hidden admin acount.
You do not say if you have XP Pro or XP Home ...but
if it is XP Pro you can use its Group Policy (for more info ,goto
www.microsoft.com and search in their knowledge base)
if it is XP Home or XP Media Center , use a special tool created by
Microsoft which help you manage a shared computer.
For more information about administrator control as well as malware
prevention information , visit the "Protect your PC" in my web-site
http://pandaman.my.contact.bg
Panda_man
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