You can disable an account without data loss, or use the Windows standard logon which requires you to type in the username.
Alternately, make all the other user accounts have passwords and make sure you setup "make folders private" when you're doing this. That way the Guest account will not have access via the file system. --- 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/
