Section 3 - User Accounts

A feature of XP and Vista is having different user accounts each with various accessibility and settings. If you are an administrator or have full access on your XP computer, you are able to add and remove user accounts.

Adding an Account
From the Start menu choose Control Panel and select User Accounts. Click Create a new account, type in a name for the account and click next.

Windows XP

Windows Vista

The next screen will ask you to choose what type of access this user will have to your computer. You are able to choose from an administrator or Limited account. Selecting each gives its individual options.

Note: If the account is for a one-time use you can allow the user to log on using a Guest account.

Deleting an Account
From the Start menu choose Control Panel and select User Accounts. Select the account you want to delete and click "Delete the account".

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Before you delete the account, you will be asked if you want to keep or delete the user's files. If you decide to keep the user's files the desktop and My Documents folders will be saved. A confirmation screen will make sure you want to delete the account.