Profiles.
To engage Profiles, open the Control Panel (click Start, Settings, Control
Panel) and double-click Passwords. Use the Change Passwords to manage local and
network passwords. Under the User Profiles tab, choose the Users Can Customize
Their Preferences And Desktop Settings option and select both check boxes under
User Profile Settings.
After you click OK, you will need to reboot. At the first login prompt, type the
ID you want to have the highest authority on your computer (by default, you may
use Admin or Administrator). Make sure you select a secure password and click
Yes to the prompt regarding creating folders.
By enabling Profiles, anyone who logs on to your computer leaves a trail in the
form of a folder with the username with which they logged on. This folder is
stored in C:\WINDOWS\PROFILES\username, where �username� refers to the user
who accessed your computer. Profiles can be preset for future (or current)
users, by the master user, known as the Administrator or Admin. One advantage to
presetting certain features in Profiles includes the ability to determine what
programs can be used and what files can be seen on a user-by-user basis. Use
Windows Explorer to add or remove programs under the C:\WINDOWS\PROFILES\
username folders.
Using one PC with User IDs and Profiles enabled, several people can have their
own settings on it, such as Desktop wallpaper, Desktop icons, programs they can
access from Start, Programs, and more. This can be a particularly useful option
for parents trying to secure a PC for children to use because it limits
potential damage to critical files
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