It's true it's safer, but it's also very inconvenient. There are an
awful lot of tasks that only an administrator can do, such as install
applications. I've tried this several times, and in every case, I've
just given myself and the users on my system administrative access.
Since you're the only person on your PC, you could set up two accounts
for yourself, one with administrative privileges and one without. You
can use the account without administrative privileges as much as
possible, but be prepared to log onto the other account whenever you
need to install an application or perform any number of tasks. If you
start JAWS first, running it as a service, you shouldn't have any
trouble getting around the log on screen and logging on as different
users. JAWS can even be configured differently for different user
accounts. Like I said, I've tried this myself, but I've always gone back
to just giving myself administrative privileges and following
constantine's advice with respect to malware and firewalls.
Constantine wrote:
Well, I'm not too sure. It would probably be more trouble than its
worth, honestly. Besides, if you have up to date antivirus and
malware removing programs you should be fine.
contact details:
email: tcwoo...@shaw.ca
and others
msn: the_conman...@hotmail.com
skype: the_conman283
system details:
Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc
AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-37 2.0 GHZ, 1024 mb DDR ram,
Fujitsu 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive, connecsant AC-link audio
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Logue"
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Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:05 AM
Subject: User accounts, hardware profiles, and Jaws
User accounts, hardware profiles, and Jaws:
I just read in the help section of User Accounts in control panel
that one should not use there own computer as administrator. It is
safer to surf the net with a lower privilege account. Makes sense to
me. Now. How much trouble will this be if I set up a user account
for my self? I am the only person that uses this computer. Can
different accounts start up with different hardware profiles? How
does this effect Jaws and logging on to my computer?Can I set up one
account/hardware combination system for casual use such as surfing
the Internet and another optimised for multy-channel audio, VST/DXI
plugins, and MIDI that would have no network and only services
needed for the task?
Bob
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