keeping a user a "standard user"

>
> artist4hire;752131 Wrote:

> > I am the administrator of my computer, however, my son keeps changing
> > his
> > user account to an administrator account. How do I stop my children
> > from
> > changing anything on my computer, besides locking it down? I want them
> > to be
> > able to use the computer but be protected as well as protecting certain
> > files
> > and features on my computer. I have Windows Vista. Thank you for your
> > time
> > and expertise.

>
> Hello Artist4hire,
>
> Be sure to have a strong password that they cannot guess created for
> each administrator account you have on the computer. They will not be
> able to change their account type without having to enter the
> administrator password first. Be sure to enable the built-in
> Administrator account and give it a password to prevent them from trying
> to use it as a backdoor to do this.
>
> How to create a password for a user account:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...-password.html
>
> How to enable the built-in Administrator account:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html
>
>
> In addition, you might check out Parental Controls to use on their
> Standard account to help control what they can use to. This tutorial
> will help show you how to.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/95...setup-use.html
>
>
> Hope this helps you,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

> Thank you "Brink" for responding. I greatly appreciate it!! I am not as
> "tech savvy" as my son (he's 15) Even though I am listed as the
> "administrator", he changes his account to administrator also, even
> after I
> changed him to a standard user. I changed my password. Will this keep
> him
> from changing his account back to an administrator account once I
> change him
> to a standard account??? I appologize if I seem to be repeating >.<
> thanks!!
> Theresa
>
> "Brink" wrote:

> > > >
> > >
> > > artist4hire;752131 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > > > I am the administrator of my computer, however, my son keeps
> > > changing
> > > > > his
> > > > > user account to an administrator account. How do I stop my children
> > > > > from
> > > > > changing anything on my computer, besides locking it down? I want
> > > them
> > > > > to be
> > > > > able to use the computer but be protected as well as protecting
> > > certain
> > > > > files
> > > > > and features on my computer. I have Windows Vista. Thank you for
> > > your
> > > > > time
> > > > > and expertise.> > > >
> > >
> > > Hello Artist4hire,
> > >
> > > Be sure to have a strong password that they cannot guess created

> > for

> > > each administrator account you have on the computer. They will

> > not be

> > > able to change their account type without having to enter the
> > > administrator password first. Be sure to enable the built-in
> > > Administrator account and give it a password to prevent them from

> > trying

> > > to use it as a backdoor to do this.
> > >
> > > How to create a password for a user account:
> > >

> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...-password.html

> > >
> > > How to enable the built-in Administrator account:
> > >

> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html

> > >
> > >
> > > In addition, you might check out Parental Controls to use on

> > their

> > > Standard account to help control what they can use to. This

> > tutorial

> > > will help show you how to.
> > >
> > >

> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/95...setup-use.html

> > >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps you,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
> > > '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > >

>Thank you "Brink" for responding. I greatly appreciate it!! I am not as
>"tech savvy" as my son (he's 15) Even though I am listed as the
>"administrator", he changes his account to administrator also, even after I
>changed him to a standard user. I changed my password.

>from changing his account back to an administrator account once I change him
>to a standard account??? I appologize if I seem to be repeating >.<
>thanks!!
>Theresa
>
>"Brink" wrote:
>

>>
>> artist4hire;752131 Wrote:

>> > I am the administrator of my computer, however, my son keeps changing
>> > his
>> > user account to an administrator account. How do I stop my children
>> > from
>> > changing anything on my computer, besides locking it down? I want them
>> > to be
>> > able to use the computer but be protected as well as protecting certain
>> > files
>> > and features on my computer. I have Windows Vista. Thank you for your
>> > time
>> > and expertise.

>>
>> Hello Artist4hire,
>>
>> Be sure to have a strong password that they cannot guess created for
>> each administrator account you have on the computer. They will not be
>> able to change their account type without having to enter the
>> administrator password first. Be sure to enable the built-in
>> Administrator account and give it a password to prevent them from trying
>> to use it as a backdoor to do this.
>>
>> How to create a password for a user account:
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...-password.html
>>
>> How to enable the built-in Administrator account:
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...r-account.html
>>
>>
>> In addition, you might check out Parental Controls to use on their
>> Standard account to help control what they can use to. This tutorial
>> will help show you how to.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/95...setup-use.html
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps you,
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>> them.*
>> '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>>

> I am the administrator of my computer, however, my son keeps changing his
> user account to an administrator account. How do I stop my children from
> changing anything on my computer, besides locking it down?