New users for my notebook

[Communikator]

Hello,
I've just bought an ACER 9413 with Vista Home Premium (pre-installable);
during the installation procedure I have been able to add 1 (one) user only,
without being asked what kind of user that user would be (I've expected an
Administrator proposition, but no such option arised). On top of this, the
"Local Users and Groups" branch is missing from the "Computer Management"
node in the Administrative Tools.
I already have my share with Vista Business on a desktop system, to be
annoyed with this problem also.
Does somebody, by any chance, know how one can add users to such a
(pre-configured, it seems) system ?
Thank you anyway. I wish you luck on your own Vistas, let us hope for the
best in SP1 (Vista 2.0...).

 

[David]

Thank you anyway. I wish you luck on your own Vistas, let us hope for
the best in SP1 (Vista 2.0...).

do NOT expect much relief from SP1 for the various shortcomings of Vista.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Have you tried adding the user accounts through control userpasswords2 and
then specify the priviledges.

Win + R
type in control userpasswords2

then add the accounts and specify previledges.

 

[Communikator]

No, I haven't, didn't know about this. Thank you, I think I'll test your
suggestion.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hello,
I've just bought an ACER 9413 with Vista Home Premium
(pre-installable); during the installation procedure I have
been able to add 1 (one) user only, without being asked what
kind of user that user would be (I've expected an
Administrator proposition, but no such option arised). On top
of this, the "Local Users and Groups" branch is missing from
the "Computer Management" node in the Administrative Tools.
I already have my share with Vista Business on a desktop
system, to be annoyed with this problem also.
Does somebody, by any chance, know how one can add users to
such a (pre-configured, it seems) system ?
Thank you anyway. I wish you luck on your own Vistas, let us
hope for the best in SP1 (Vista 2.0...).

You can add user accounts in the same manner you did in XP,
through the Control Panel -> User Accounts applet.

To add a new user account, go to Control Panel and click on
User Accounts and Family Safety.
Under User Accounts, click on Add or remove user accounts.
Click Continue in the UAC box.
Click Create a new account.
You should be able to handle the rest.

Note: In Help and Support, enter create a new user account in
the Search box. The first topic listed will provide the answer
to your question. Also, a quick Google Search would have
returned this web site as the first listing.

Create a New User Account in Vista
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/windows/2006/12/05/create-a-new-user-account-in-vista/

FYI, the Local Users and Groups snap in was never a part of MMC
in Windows XP Home Edition. It was only included in XP Pro.
Vista Home Premium is the successor to XP Home and maintains
that behavior.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Communikator]

Thank you FYI
Like most of us, I come from the culture of 2000 Pro, XP Pro and 2003
Server, where the MMC provided us with common administrative tasks, that's
why I haven't been digging extensively to find out how to create a user. I
took that snap-in as a given.
Now I should be able to create a user. The control userpasswords2 ran just
OK 4MN (for my needs )
Godspeed

 

[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

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