Windows XP Tutorials
How To Set Up A New User Account In Windows XP
Windows XP gives you the feature to add multiple accounts for user's giving each user there own desktop and settings, and more important there privacy. This tutorial is going to show you how to create a new user account so that someone else can use your computer without having to worry about your privacy being compromised and protecting your settings.
Step One
Click on Start and select Run
Or
Hold down the windows key and Press R then click OK
Step Two
Type in nusrmgr.cpl then Click OK
Step Three
Click Create a new account
Step Four
Type in a name for the account ( usually the users name ) Click next
Step Five
You can either give the user Computer administrator or Limited
This depends on what amount of access you wish to give the user
(Hover over computer administrator and limited to find out more about each one.)
Step Six
Click Create Account
That's it!
If you look at the image below you will now see that the new account has been added,
at the moment there is no password set for the new account there for when the computer boots up you will just be able to log into the new user account without using a password.
To set a Password Click Here
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