- Exploring the Windows Vista Desktop
- Using the Mouse
- Scrolling a Window
- Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing a Window
- Using the Windows Start Menu
- Opening a Program
- Switching Between Programs
- Using Menus
- Using Toolbars and Ribbons
- Managing PC Resources with Computer Explorer
- Managing Windows with the Control Panel
- Personalizing the Desktop Background
- Changing the Color Scheme
- Using a Screensaver
- Using the Windows Sidebar
- Setting Up Additional Users
- Getting Help in Windows
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Setting Up Additional Users
If you have multiple people using your PC, you should assign each user in your household his or her own password-protected user account. Anyone trying to access another user’s account and files without the password will then be denied access.
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From the Windows Control Panel, click Add or Remove User Accounts.
Click Create a New Account.
CAUTION: User Account Control
When you try to create a new user account, Windows displays a dialog box asking for your permission to continue. This is part of the User Account Control safety feature; click the Continue button to confirm.
TIP: Different Users
You can create two types of user accounts—Standard User or Administrator. You should set yourself up as an administrator because only this account can make system-wide changes to your PC.
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Enter a name for the account.
Select the type of account to create, Standard User or Administrator.
Click the Create Account button. Windows Vista now creates the new account and randomly assigns a picture that will appear next to the username.
TIP: Change Your Picture
You can change an account picture by returning to the Manage Accounts window, selecting the account, and then selecting the Change the Picture option.
TIP: Create a Password
By default, no password is assigned to the new account. You can assign a password by returning to the Manage Accounts window, selecting the account, and then selecting the Create a Password option.