setting up user accounts

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I have been using the administrative account that is the default from the
start. I did not set up any accounts. Now I need to setup accounts. My 3
yr old can navigate a computer quite well and I need to keep him out of
important files and operations. How do I setup a new account with admin
privilages and be able to get access to programs I already have going on the
admin default profile? Thanks for the help.
 
Open the Help and Support Center and search for the article entitled 'Common
tasks: User accounts'.

Ted Zieglar
 
Good idea. Open the Help and Support Center and search for the article
entitled 'Common
tasks: User accounts'.

Ted Zieglar
 
Hi Ray,
Control Panel--->User Accounts
With XP, you'll want to make sure that the youngun's account isn't set to
the default Administrator level. :)

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP
 
ray said:
I have been using the administrative account that is the default from the
start. I did not set up any accounts.
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Well you've been pretty lucky that the Administrator account didn't
corrupt - you should never use that account for day-to-day use.


Now I need to setup accounts. My 3
 
I have setup new user accounts with one having admin rights. How do I get
existing data ( Microsoft Money and Outlook) into my new user account from
the administrative account?
 
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