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How to create user accounts in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Windows 7 and Windows Vista allows you to create individual accounts for each user. This allows each individual user to have their own profile on the computer to store personal documents, pictures, videos, saved games, and other personal data. Multiple accounts allows the owner of the computer to assign certain priveledges to perform administrative tasks such as installing software, while limiting other user's from making changes to the computer.

This turtorial will provide instructions on how to create user accounts in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

How to Turn the Guest Account On or Off in Windows 7

By default the guest account is turned off in Windows 7. If someone needs to have temporary access to your computer, you can turn the guest account on. Guest account's can't install software, hardware, change settings, or create a password. This tutorial will show you how to turn the guest account on or off in Windows 7.

How to Enable the Hidden Administrator Account in Windows 7

By default Windows 7 has the default administrator account disabled.  This tutorial will provide instructions on how to re-enable the default administrator account.

Notes
If you try to reenable the Administrator account after it has been disabled, and if the current Administrator password does not meet the password requirements, you cannot reenable the account. In this case, an alternative member of the Administrators group must reset the password on the Administrator account. For information about how to reset a password, see To reset a password.
Disabling the Administrator account can become a maintenance issue under certain circumstances.

Under Safe Mode boot, the disabled Administrator account will only be enabled if the machine is non-domain joined and there are no other local active administrator accounts.  If the computer is domain joined the disabled administrator will not be enabled.

How to disable the firewall in Windows Vista

In this tutorial we will show you how to disable or enable the Windows firewall in Vista.  We do not recommend disabling the firewall.  However in some cases you may need to disable the firewall to troubleshoot connection issues.

 

How to reset Windows password using the reset disk

On a previous article we provided a tutorial on how to create a passwod reset disk. If you forgot your password, you can log on to the computer by using the Password Reset Wizard and your password reset disk. To do this, follow these steps:
 

How to create a password reset disk in Windows 7

Password reset disks can be created for any local user account with a password. They enable anyone to change the password of the related local account without needing to know the old password. Because anyone with access to these disks can change account passwords, you should store password reset disks in a secure location. If users are allowed to create their own password reset disks, be sure they know how important the disks are. This tutorial will show you how to create a password reset disk.

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