Boy don't I wish this had existed years ago when my father used to come over and "re-organize" my computer. My brother used to call me after a mutual visit and say "how bad did he mess up YOUR computer?"
Simply, no you can't restrict the Guest from seeing that there are other accounts on the computer. However, you can password protect your other accounts so that the guest cannot get into them or see what data they contain (unless the data has been shared). If the Guest account is enabled it is a LIMITED account. Users who log on to the computer using the guest account do not have access to password-protected files, folders, or settings. MS says: "To help keep your files more secure and to help make sure they remain private, use a password for your user account. You can still mark certain items as shared if you want other people to be able to access them. If you do not use a password for your user account, other people will have access to your account and be able to see all of your folders and files." To set a password on your accounts: (do this for EACH account except Guest) 1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel. 2. Under Pick a Task, click change an account 3. Under or pick an account to change, click your account. 4. Click create a password. 5. Type your new password in Type a new password and Type the new password again to confirm. 6. You can type a word or phrase to use as a memory aid for the new password in Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint **** Note the hint will be available to the guest so don't pick something they would know*** 7. Click Change Password. Regards, Leslie --- In [email protected], "bendktr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well Howdy, > As a member of several other Yahoo groups, I look forward to the help > I know is available from all you wonderful folks. Here's my concern: > I have Windows XP, and when I turn on my computer the welcome screen > has nice little picture icons for each user, myself and my husband. > We just click our account icon and, viola, we are in. I would like to > be able to let a guest (a house sitter actually) use the computer in > our absence, but not be able to view our personal account data. Can I > temporarily shut down/turn off/disable our accounts without losing > anything so that the only choice the guest sees when turning on the > computer is the guest icon? > Diane in Bend > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
