Copyright: Monday, April 30, 2001 12:41:16


Lists the user accounts on this computer and the domain and group to which each user account belongs.


Click to add a new user account to this computer. A user account allows you to specify the level of access the user has when using this computer.


Click to delete the selected user account. Deleting a user account prevents that user from logging on to this computer in the future.


Click to display information about the selected user account. You can also use Properties to assign a user to a different group.


Click to change the password for the selected user account. If the Set Password button is not available, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then click Change Password to change the password.


Click to open Local Users and Groups. In Local Users and Groups, you can review or change the permissions that determine the level of access a user has to this computer.


Click to open Windows Keyring. In Windows Keyring, you can create an authentication key that contains your user name and password and allows you to access resources on a network or another computer.


Click to start the .NET Passport Wizard. The .NET Passport Wizard helps you obtain a Microsoft .NET Passport, which gives you personalized access to all MSN Internet Access Web sites and other passport-enabled services and Web sites by using your e-mail address.


Specifies that users be required to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE in order to log on to the computer.

Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on guarantees that the real Windows logon prompt appears. Requiring the use of CTRL+ALT+DELETE increases security and thwarts some Trojan horse programs. A Trojan Horse program masquerades as a common program and enables unauthorized users to break into the system.


A program that masquerades as another common program in an attempt to receive information. An example of a Trojan horse is a program that behaves like a system logon screen to retrieve user names and password information; that information can be used to break into the system.