user accounts info needed

[Boatman]

I am a new user to Windows XP Pro, using it at home and not on a network. I
set up a limited account for my wife, and then activated the guest account
for my visiting kids. I was surprised when my grandson downloaded and
installed software the other day. I "guessed" that a guest account was more
limited than a limited account and would not be able to do that.

What are the differences between accounts, and can they be configured to
allow/disallow software installation?

Is using guest accounts a good idea?

Thanks!

Boatman

 

[Jim Macklin]

Your grandson is a hacker and I guess you didn't secure the
default administrator account with a password or your user
account either.

The guest account will not normally connect to the Internet
and a limited user account will not allow installing
programs.


|I am a new user to Windows XP Pro, using it at home and not
on a network. I
| set up a limited account for my wife, and then activated
the guest account
| for my visiting kids. I was surprised when my grandson
downloaded and
| installed software the other day. I "guessed" that a guest
account was more
| limited than a limited account and would not be able to do
that.
|
| What are the differences between accounts, and can they be
configured to
| allow/disallow software installation?
|
| Is using guest accounts a good idea?
|
| Thanks!
|
| Boatman
|
|