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Old 17-12-2008, 05:27 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by gregor View Post
why would ypou need more users anyway? On my computer there is only one user and both me and my wife share it.
Because you need at least one admin, and using an admin account for everyday matters is grossly unsafe, especially in XP. Yes I know it's what most people do, but it's not a good idea. My computer has an admin account only I can access, my personal limited account for everyday use (also protected with a simple password so that my documents are private), and another limited account for guests.

Actually there's the additional "Administrator" account, but that only appears when booting in safe mode. I guess the reason is to be able to fix the problem of AlumiuN's friend. If even that account was deleted or downgraded, I'm afraid the least you can do is a repair re-installation of Windows (you needn't lose your documents).
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