But, if we do that we will not be able to use Fast User Switching feature anymore. For advanced user account management we will use the Local Users and Groups snap-in which is located in Computer Management console. We can find the Computer Management console in Administrative Tools in Control Panel , or we can right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage option from the pop-up menu.
Either way, the following window appears:. We have to browse to Local Users and Groups. With this tool we can create users and groups, assign group membership and manage user and group properties. To create a new user account, click on Users folder, then in Action menu select New User… option. We can also right-click on Users folder, or we can right-click on the right side of the window, where all users are listed, to get the same option.
Image Ally Anderson will use this account, so we will type in aanderson as a user name, and Ally Anderson as her full name. By default, user would have to change the password at the next logon, and this is the most secure choice. When Ally logs on for the first time she will be forced to change her password to something different. In that way only she will know the password. We would do that in case if we have more users that are using the same user account. Here, we can also disable an account if we want to.
We would do that, for example, in a case when a user is not going to use that account right away, or he is not going to use it for a long time. When we look into the Users folder, we can see the new account for Ally Anderson. Using the Local Users and Groups snap-in we can easily edit user settings. To do that, we right-click the user account and select Set Password… option. In our case we will click on Proceed button for now.
We need to type in the new password and then confirm it by typing it again. If we have set up account lockout policy, to three log on attempts for example, then it might happen that the user account is locked out, because the user entered wrong password too many times.
In the event that you need to log administrative events, this would be easier if there were a number of different administrator accounts created rather than a single one. The only "need" for the Guest account would be a kiosk type terminal in a lobby of an office building or hotel and in that event it could be used. If there is ever a short time need to grant access to a temporary user to a system it's is always worth the "aggravation" to create an account.
Also, it is not recommended to change any of the default permissions and other settings to the built in groups. If you need to elevate or lower permissions for all users in a built in group it is almost always better to create a new group, place all of the intended users into that group and make adjustments there accordingly.
You can also type compmgmt. If you are using the Classic Start Menu, you would not see My Computer as a selection to right click on. Your options would be to click Start, select Administrative Tools and then select Computer Management. Not a whole lot different, but perhaps just enough to confuse you. I seem to continually repeat this from article to article, but it is important to stress, the Windows XP Professional exam rarely tests you on Classic anything.
Some quick points to remember for local groups on Windows XP Professional systems that are not domain members are that Local groups can contain only local user accounts from the local security database and local groups cannot belong to any other group.
Local groups cannot be nested one inside of the other. Adding a new group is as simple as selecting Groups from the left pane, right clicking it and choosing New Group. Depending on your current settings, all you need to supply in order to create a new group is the name. In most cases the description and adding users at the time is not required by default. These are;. You need to use Computer Management to create new groups. You can add users to existing groups in a limited fashion via this method.
Also, how it looks depends on whether you are using the default Windows XP view or the Classic interface. This is the default Windows XP view. In the above image in the Password for backup section you can see this. In order to see the properties of an account, you would select it and click on the properties button to see the following window.
On the Group Membership tab of the USER property sheet you would see three selections to choose from regarding group memberships. Disk Management helps you manage your hard disks, and the partitions or volumes that they contain. Services Use Services to manage services on local and remote computers. You can start, stop, pause, resume, or disable a service. Indexing Service Use Indexing Service to manage the Indexing service, and to create and configure additional catalogs to store index information.
NOTE: The actual set of tools and services that is listed in Computer Management depends on the services that are installed on the host computer.
NOTE: You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group view and modify most properties and perform most computer-management tasks. To start and use Computer Management on the local computer:. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. The Computer Management window for the local computer is displayed. In the console tree, expand System Tools, Storage, or Services and Applications to view the tools and services in each of these containers.
Click the item that you want for example, Event Viewer to use the tool, and then view the information that is associated with it. NOTE: You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to view and modify most properties and perform most computer-management tasks. To connect to and use Computer Management on another computer:.
Right-click Computer Management Local , and then click Connect to another computer. Click Another Computer, and then type the name of the computer that you want to manage remotely, or click Browse to locate the computer.
The Computer Management window of the remote computer is displayed. The name of the remote computer is displayed at the root of the console tree. To use Computer Management Help or to use the Help files for any of the individual administrative tools that are contained in Computer Management:. In the console tree, right-click the item that you want for example, Computer Management or Device Manager , and then click Help.
Click the item in the console tree for example, Device Manager or Computer Management , and then click Help on the Action menu. For more information about how to use any of the administrative tools in Computer Management, see the Help file for the individual item.
In the Computer Management window, click the item in the console tree, and then click Help on the Action menu.
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