guest account

[Guest]

i am unable to turn off the guest account even when I log in as
administrator. the guest account doesn't even appear under the accounts menu
in control panel. any ideas?

 

[Guest]

why not?
is it greyed out or something?

To turn the guest account on or off
A guest account provides access to the computer for any user who does not
have a user account on the computer.

The steps to perform this task differ depending on whether your computer is
a member of a network domain or is part of a workgroup (or is a stand-alone
computer).

My computer is on a domain

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators
group to activate or disable the guest account.

For information about activating or deactivating the guest account using
Computer Management, click To disable or activate a user account.

My computer is not on a domain

You must have a computer administrator account on the computer to turn on
and turn off the guest account on the computer.

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click Guest.
Do one of the following:
To turn on the guest account, click Turn On the Guest Account.
The guest account will be activated. Now, a user without a user account on
the computer can log on to the computer at the Welcome screen.

To turn off the guest account, click Turn off the guest account.
The guest account will be deactivated. Now, users without a user account on
the computer will not be able to log on to the computer.

Notes

To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User
Accounts.
Users who log on to the computer using the guest account do not have access
to password-protected files, folders, and settings.
For more information about user accounts, click Related Topics.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Click start/run, type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 and click ok. On the Advanced
tab, click the advanced button. Click on the users folder, then right click
the "guest" account and choose properties. You can disable it here.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Jonny]

The guest account is a troubleshooter account for user accounts. Disable as
Rick noted.
Enable and use when you have consistent user problems for troubleshooting
purposes.
Only allow a user to have a user account that you created specifically for
that individual.

 

[Malke]

The guest account is a troubleshooter account for user accounts.
Disable as Rick noted.
Enable and use when you have consistent user problems for
troubleshooting purposes.
Only allow a user to have a user account that you created specifically
for that individual.

Actually, that isn't true. Guest on a multi-user operating system is to
allow someone who doesn't have an account on the system to sit down at
the machine and use it for a few things on a temporary basis. It is
normally disabled for security purposes.

Malke

 

[Stephen Chadfield]

The guest account is a troubleshooter account for user accounts. Disable as
Rick noted.
Enable and use when you have consistent user problems for troubleshooting
purposes.
Only allow a user to have a user account that you created specifically for
that individual.

"If you have visitors who want to use your computer, then you can enable
the Guest Account. It is an account that is available to any user, but
has limited rights so the guest user won't mess up your computer."

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/martinez1.mspx