Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Unleashed

Chapter 6. Getting the Most Out of User Accounts

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding Security Groups

• User Account Control: Smarter User Privileges

• Creating and Managing User Accounts

• Working With the User Accounts Dialog Box

• Working with the Local Users and Groups Snap-In

• Setting Account Policies

• Working with Users and Groups from the Command Line

• Creating and Enforcing Bulletproof Passwords

• Sharing Files with Other Users

• Using Parental Controls to Restrict Computer Usage

• Sharing Your Computer Securely

Do you share your computer with other people either at work or at home? Then you’re no doubt all too aware of one undeniable fact of human psychology: People are individuals with minds of their own! One person prefers Windows in a black-and-purple color scheme; another ...