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XP user accounts question

  • 07-11-2005 10:26pm
    #1
    The General
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭


    The family PC is running XP and has only one user account set up, the problem is the PC is full of programs, games etc that my family use. i want to create my own account is it as easy as just going to control panle and create new user account??

    explanation please :D


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  • #2
    SolarNexus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 703 ✭✭✭SolarNexus


    yup, exactly that easy. You of course need to log into an account with administrator privileges, but beyond that its childishly easy.

    Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Create an Account


  • #3
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    while this is being discussed, how can i share certain games (i.e. half life 2) over the entire user acc system without copying/pasting files to the "shared" folder?


  • #4
    The General
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭The General


    SolarNexus wrote:
    yup, exactly that easy. You of course need to log into an account with administrator privileges, but beyond that its childishly easy.

    Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Create an Account

    So once i do this it will ask which account i want to use everytime i turn on the PC, and the new user account will have no stuff on the desktop etc, the main account has shortcuts to about 50 programs on the desktop :rolleyes: ????


  • #5
    SolarNexus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 703 ✭✭✭SolarNexus


    while this is being discussed, how can i share certain games (i.e. half life 2) over the entire user acc system without copying/pasting files to the "shared" folder?
    even if such were in the shared folder, it would make no difference: it depends upon the game and its installer. Most often, the game will install for all accounts. The simplest answer is when you install, does it give the option "install for this account only" and/or "install for all accounts" etc. if not, assume that its installed for all (not always the case, but mainly).

    *NB
    often you can just create a shortcut to the game anyway, for each account you want to have access to the game; dont expect this to work with the likes of half life though.
    So once i do this it will ask which account i want to use everytime i turn on the PC, and the new user account will have no stuff on the desktop etc, the main account has shortcuts to about 50 programs on the desktop ????
    Exactly.


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