How to Create a New User Account in Windows XP

Introduction

If you wish to share your computer with family, you should set up user accounts so that they are responsible for their own actions. That way, they won't accidentally delete your files or any of your work. Here's how you set up additional user accounts in Windows XP.

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Tips & Warnings:

You can create multiple accounts for multiple users. These users will be able to install programs to their own directories, independent of others.
Giving additional users Administrator rights is not advisable as they might be able to delete crucial system files accidentally. Do this only if you trust the person not to make any mistakes when they are logged in to their account.

Step1

Click on "Start" and then on "Control Panel."

Step2

Scroll down to "User Accounts" and double-click on it.

Step3

Click on "Create a new account." Give it a new name.

Step4

Next, give it either Administrator or Limited rights.

Step5

And then Finish. If you click on the account, you will be given the option to set a password for the account. Do so if you wish for the user to retain their privacy.