Windows XP for Home Users, Service Pack 2 Edition

2017-07-07 02:10:07

Only the computer administrator can add a new user to your system. Here's how it's done:

1.	From the Control Panel, click the User Accounts icon.
2.	When the User Accounts utility opens (see Figure 18.1), select Create a New Account. Figure 18.1. Use the User Accounts utility to create and change user accounts.
3.	When the next screen appears, enter a name for the account and click Next.
4.	On the next screen, check either the Computer Administrator or Limited options, then click the Create Account button.

Windows XP now creates the new account, and randomly assigns a picture that will appear next to the user name. You or the user can change this picture at any time. (See "Editing User Settings," next.)

You also can assign a password to this new account. By default, no password is assigned. But if you follow the instructions in the "Changing Another User's Settings" section of this chapter, you can create a password and force the user to enter it whenever he or she wants to use the computer.

When you turn on your computer, you're greeted with Windows XP's Welcome screen. All registered users are listed on this screen. Click your user name or picture and enter your password (if necessary), and you launch Windows as the selected user, with access to your own personal files and settings.

CAUTION

Limited users can only change their own accounts. They can't change anyone else's account.

Figure 18.1. Use the User Accounts utility to create and change user accounts.

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