Malke
Mon Jul 21 06:09:39 PDT 2008
Sam wrote:
> I will soon have a new Dell computer with Vista Business. After the
> initial installation of Vista is completed, I will install some software
> programs
> such as the ESET NOD32 Antivirus program. Question: Should I start the
> installation of such a program in the Standard user account or the
> Administrator user account? After installing such programs, generally
> there
> is some program setting adjustments. Question: Which level of user
> account should these adjustments be made?
Hi, Sam - When you first set up your new computer, make at least two user
accounts. One will be a Standard user (let's call it "Sam") and one will be
an administrator account (let's call it "Tech"). Assign passwords or not as
you desire, appropriate to your situation. Log into the Sam account and set
it up the way you like for your everyday use. With luck, you'll never need
to log into the Tech account.
When you go to install things - like NOD32 - from within "Sam", you'll get a
popup asking for "Tech's" password. Supply it and you'll be good to go.
With a few programs, you'll need to right-click on the installer and choose
"run as administrator".
In effect, you can do everything you want from within "Sam" by simply
supplying the "Tech" authorization (password - even if a blank). And since
the built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Vista
(security feature), if the "Sam" account ever becomes corrupted you'll have
a backup emergency account with administrative privileges in "Tech".
Malke
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