[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[David Bruce]

With XP you have the choice of three types of accounts -

Administrator - the default if you don't create a password and always 
available if you do set up other type accounts

Limited - the type I use for my day to day use - some programs have 
issues with this depending on who they are written as this type account 
is limited in access to the operating system - for example this type 
account cannot install programs, run Windows Update or some other 
things.  To run Update I log in under my administrator account which 
allows full access.

Guest - even more limited and designed to provide limited access to the 
computer by someone without an account

Somewhat like the Linux security model.

If you have a password protected administrator account you can also 
establish limited accounts and/or a guest account.  Multiple limited 
accounts cannot change any settings for another account while the 
administrator account can change any setting for any account.  File 
access is also controlled on the account level.  Example if I have two 
limited accounts A and B whatever account A has set up and any files 
created by A are not available to B.  Neither A or B can change anything 
to do with the Administrator account or see the files created by the 
Administrator account.

The idea is excellent, the implementation on XP is only fair BUT it does 
provide some additional security.

David
NW NC

charliehill wrote:
> David I don't fully understand what you mean about administered accounts
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> Charlie
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