Do I have to have a user?

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I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm the only one who uses my computer. Currently there are two users defined for my computer, the administrator and myself. Is there any reason why I would need to have a user other than the administrator. I am finding that for no reason when I boot my computer sometimes I automatically start out as the administrator instead of myself. Can I go to one user, the administrator, and eliminate myself as a user? If I eliminate myself as a user will I loose any data, files or installs?


Sandra
 
Go here and download and install TweakUI for WinXP. It has a function Boot>logon. you can select user for auto logon.
http://www.devhood.com/tools/tool_details.aspx?tool_id=779
I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm the only one who uses my computer. Currently there are two users defined for my computer, the administrator and myself. Is there any reason why I would need to have a user other than the administrator. I am finding that for no reason when I boot my computer sometimes I automatically start out as the administrator instead of myself. Can I go to one user, the administrator, and eliminate myself as a user? If I eliminate myself as a user will I loose any data, files or installs?


Sandra
 
Why don't you remove the administrator account after giving yourself administrator rights?

Would that work?

Then you wouldn't lose any files under your account.
I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm the only one who uses my computer. Currently there are two users defined for my computer, the administrator and myself. Is there any reason why I would need to have a user other than the administrator. I am finding that for no reason when I boot my computer sometimes I automatically start out as the administrator instead of myself. Can I go to one user, the administrator, and eliminate myself as a user? If I eliminate myself as a user will I loose any data, files or installs?


Sandra
 
Orc,

I have been trying but it won't work. I have three user accounts, Administrator, Sandra (with admin rights) and guest. When I log in as Admin I do not get an option to delete Sandra, and when I long in as Sandra, I do not get the option to delete Admin. I would like to delete Admin and keep Sandra because that is what I use the most. I have Tweakui, but for some reason whenever I install new software and sometimes on a random basis, I reboot and my system automatically reboots to admin even when I have selected the default as being Sandra. I want to get to one account and one 'my documents'.

Any suggestions?

Sandra

Why don't you remove the administrator account after giving yourself administrator rights?

Would that work?

Then you wouldn't lose any files under your account.
I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm the only one who uses my computer. Currently there are two users defined for my computer, the administrator and myself. Is there any reason why I would need to have a user other than the administrator. I am finding that for no reason when I boot my computer sometimes I automatically start out as the administrator instead of myself. Can I go to one user, the administrator, and eliminate myself as a user? If I eliminate myself as a user will I loose any data, files or installs?


Sandra
 
Greetings --

No, you don't "have to" use any account other than the built-in
Administrator account, if you don't want to. But you'd be a fool not
to do so.

The built-in Administrator account really shouldn't be used for
day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to set a
strong password on it and use it only to create another account for
regular use, reserving the Administrator account as a "back door" in
case something corrupts your regular account(s). Another standard,
basic security precaution is to rename the built-in Administrator
account.



Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm the only one who uses my
computer. Currently there are two users defined for my computer, the
administrator and myself. Is there any reason why I would need to have
a user other than the administrator. I am finding that for no reason
when I boot my computer sometimes I automatically start out as the
administrator instead of myself. Can I go to one user, the
administrator, and eliminate myself as a user? If I eliminate myself
as a user will I loose any data, files or installs?


Sandra
 
Greetings --

The built-in Administrator account cannot be removed.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


Why don't you remove the administrator account after giving yourself
administrator rights?
 
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