Setting up a Vista Home Premium PC for College?

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Justin

OK folks, I have been given a laptop for a cousin - he is taking it to
college. How should I set up everything to it is reasonable secure?
I have AVG on it, I am keeping UAC enabled.
What about the accounts? Should I enable the Admin account and give it
a password while his account is set up as a standard user?
 
Yes. You should always have a password protect admin account, in case your
cousin messes up the computer. You can then use the admin account to
straighten things up.
P.S. " Enabled " is not the right term unless you meant the Built-in
Administrator account.
t-4-2
 
Justin said:
OK folks, I have been given a laptop for a cousin - he is taking it to
college. How should I set up everything to it is reasonable secure?
I have AVG on it, I am keeping UAC enabled.
What about the accounts? Should I enable the Admin account and give it
a password while his account is set up as a standard user?
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Is this computer going to be connected to the college's network? If
so, the very first thing to do would be to check with school to
determine what their minimum requirements (OS, security measures, etc.) are.


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t-4-2 said:
Yes. You should always have a password protect admin account, in case
your cousin messes up the computer. You can then use the admin account
to straighten things up.
P.S. " Enabled " is not the right term unless you meant the Built-in
Administrator account.
t-4-2
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I was thinking of having the simple boot up, the one where you have the
pictures. Have the Administrator account there with a Red Cross as its
picture - password protected obviously.
Then have his picture - there under it also password protected with
something fairly simple.
Would that make sense?
 
Bruce said:
Is this computer going to be connected to the college's network? If
so, the very first thing to do would be to check with school to
determine what their minimum requirements (OS, security measures, etc.)
are.
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That has already been done and the machine easily meets their specs. It
is a brand new Dell Studio.
 
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