[AT] Computer spyware problem HELP

[charliehill]

Ok now I understand.   I thought you were talking about setting it up 
someway so that there was NO administrator account.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Computer spyware problem HELP


> 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
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
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