User Profile Problem

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Dave

I posted this on security_homeusers but got no replies. Maybe I should have
been on newusers.


I'm trying to add a new user to be set up as a limited user so I'm not
always logged on as an administrator (although I am the administrator).
When I try to switch users, I get an error message about can't load user
profile. MS KB says not to create a profile while logged on as
administrator. I guess that's what I've done, although I don't know when or
how. When I go to Systems/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings, what appears to
be my administrator's profile is highlighted, but both Delete and Copy to
buttons are grayed out.

What to do??
Dave
 
You need to create a USER account by going to start>control panel>user
accounts, and you do need to do this from within your account that has admin
rights..but I'll precede this with a question. Is your Administrator
account the default admin account, or is it an account that you created
after you set up your os from within the default account?
If you have been using the built in default admin account, you don't want to
use that. You'll know if you did because on the Welcome screen you will see
that account listed as 'administrator' If you have, from within that
account, first create an account with admin rights from control panel>user
accounts, giving it a name other that Administrator. Then, once you go back
to the welcome screen you will no longer see an account called
'administrator' but you will see the new account with the name you chose.
Now, from that account go to User Accounts via control panel, and from there
you can create an account but give it the 'limited rights'
 
And I'm not sure what article you read, but it is impossible to create any
type of account unless you have admin rights. Creating a profile is not that
same thing as creating a user account with admin rights, and you must have
at least one account with admin rights. From looking at your post again,
what you describe in the profile settings seems to indicate that you are
indeed using the built in default admin account, which you cannot change to
a limited account type.
Although many feel that using an account with limited rights is the safe way
to go, you can always have both, create an account with admin rights, and
one with limited rights, applying a password to the admin account so no one
can get to your admin account. But, limited rights is just that, if you
want to download or install anything , or make system changes, etc.it'll
have to be done from the user account with admin rights.
 
Dave said:
I posted this on security_homeusers but got no replies. Maybe I shoul
have
been on newusers.


I'm trying to add a new user to be set up as a limited user so I'm not
always logged on as an administrator (although I am th
administrator).
When I try to switch users, I get an error message about can't loa
user
profile. MS KB says not to create a profile while logged on as
administrator. I guess that's what I've done, although I don't kno
when or
how. When I go to Systems/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings, wha
appears to
be my administrator's profile is highlighted, but both Delete and Cop
to
buttons are grayed out.

What to do??
Dave
Click to expand...

Try creating a user and putting him in the Power Users group. Here is
brief description of Power Users:

The Power Users group is intended forthose who need many, but not all
of the privileges of the Administrators group. Power Users can't tak
ownership of files, back up or restore files, load or unload devic
drivers, or manage the security and auditing logs. Unlike ordinar
users, however, Power Users can share folders; create, manage, delete
and share local printers; and create local users and groups.

So basically, you can use this account for your everyday computing an
if you need to run programs that need Administrator privileges, jus
use the Run As command. Many programs, if you right click on them, ha
a Run As option and you can then type in an Administrator account an
you will be able to run the program as if you were the Administrator
If you do not see the option, hold down Shift, then Right click on th
program. Hope this helps
 
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