Administrator's delete password issue

>
> Tim;715070 Wrote:

>> Hi there,
>>
>> I set up a Vista with a Administrator, password protected account and
>> then
>> set up a Standard user account but at the moment I find that the
>> Standard
>> user account can delete the Administrators password and account how can
>> that
>> be?
>>
>> What I would like to do is have an Administrators account and a User
>> account
>> with Administrator privileges but I don't want the User account to be
>> able
>> to Delete the Administrators account or password.
>>
>> Is this possible with Vista Home Premium?
>>
>> Many thanks, Tim.

> Hello Tim,
> I could have said "impossible" to question #1, and "no" to #2. But that
> won't make you understand any better than before you asked. So, please
> read the followings :
>
> WHAT IS A STANDARD USER ACCOUNT?
>
> A standard '_user_account_'
> (mshelp://windows/?id=ca5d36ab-2fa7-49bb-bcc1-fe25cae5fef4#gtmt_user_account_def)
> lets a person use most of the capabilities of the computer, but
> permission from an administrator is required if you want to make changes
> that affect other users or the security of the computer.
> When you use a standard account, you can use most programs that are
> installed on the computer, but you can't install or uninstall software
> and hardware, delete files that are required for the computer to work,
> or change settings on the computer that affect other users. If you're
> using a standard account, some programs might require you to provide an
> administrator password before you can perform certain tasks.
> <H1 CLASS=TITLE>WHAT IS AN ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT?</H1>
> AN ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT IS A
> _USER_ACCOUNT_
> (\"MSHELP://WINDOWS/?ID=CA5D36AB-2FA7-49BB-BCC1-FE25CAE5FEF4#GTMT_USER_ACCOUNT_DEF\")
> THAT LETS YOU MAKE CHANGES THAT WILL AFFECT OTHER USERS. ADMINISTRATORS
> CAN CHANGE SECURITY SETTINGS, INSTALL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, AND ACCESS
> ALL FILES ON THE COMPUTER. ADMINISTRATORS CAN ALSO MAKE CHANGES TO OTHER
> USER ACCOUNTS.
> WHEN YOU SET UP WINDOWS, YOU'LL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A USER ACCOUNT.
> THIS ACCOUNT IS AN ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SET UP YOUR
> COMPUTER AND INSTALL ANY PROGRAMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE. ONCE YOU
> HAVE FINISHED SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE A
> STANDARD USER ACCOUNT FOR YOUR DAY-TO-DAY COMPUTING. IT'S MORE SECURE TO
> USE A
> _STANDARD_USER_ACCOUNT_
> (\"MSHELP://WINDOWS/?ID=E28D50D9-3F22-49FB-A18E-041C84508643#GTMT_STANDARD_ACCOUNT_DEF\")
> INSTEAD OF AN ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT.
> <H3 CLASS=TITLE_RELATEDLINKS>
> </H3>
>
>
> --
> t-4-2

> "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in messag
> news:75bea5d7e713b2a4ea91d614b3973e61@xxxxxx-gateway.com..
>
> Hi there
>
> Many thanks for that which leads me to a second question the built i
> administrator account if I password protect that account can a use
> wit
> administrator rights then delete the password on the built i
> administrato
> account
>
> Many thanks, Tim

>
> Tim;715955 Wrote:

>> "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
>> news:75bea5d7e713b2a4ea91d614b3973e61@xxxxxx-gateway.com...
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Many thanks for that which leads me to a second question the built in
>> administrator account if I password protect that account can a user
>> with
>> administrator rights then delete the password on the built in
>> administrator
>> account?
>>
>> Many thanks, Tim.

> Hello Tim,
> Yes, if you have 2 admin accounts, one can make changes to another
> admin account. HOWEVER, you are using built-in admin account as example
> which has an exception : you cannot change built-in admin account to
> normal user account. It remains as admin account with or without
> password.
> So, that's what you were getting at from the beginning. I misunderstood
> what you said because we are used to call administrator account ( as in
> account with admin rights ) or user account ( as in account Without
> admin rights). That's how we differentiate them, it's less confusing .
> Hope I have answered your questions.
>
>
> --
> t-4-2
>

> "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in messag
> news:c95eac66f27344d7ddeab4c8877b3b1f@xxxxxx-gateway.com..
>
> Hi there
>
> No you were right first time but I then discovered the Administrato
> accoun
> (hidden) what I need to know is if I set a Password in the hidde
> Administrator account can anyone with a normal administrator accoun
> acces
> and delete that password
>
> Hope that explains it correctly, Tim

>
> Hi Tim
>
> What version of Vista do you have?
>
> If you use Ultimate, you can set up normal User accounts for anyone
> else and then use the Group Policy to allow those accounts to do some
> other things, like installing programs and surf as they need, or
> whatever else you want to allow those accounts to do WITHOUT them having
> any rights to make system or user changes.
>
> Group Policy can allow you to attach certain rights to a normal user
> account, so they can do some elevated stuff, but you still retain the
> only Admin priviledges so they can't be deleting passwords or messing up
> anything you don't llow them to.
>
>
> --
> Chappy
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