Adding a New User

Chapter 1 shows you how to make your computer look unique and individual plus how to set personal preferences to make it easier to use. Imagine you have your Windows desktop background, colors, and taskbar set up just right. The next day when you log on, everything is different! You can't find the files you have been working on, and your computer makes annoying sounds every time you do something with the mouse. And your seven-year-old just looks at you with the sweetest smile.

My personal experience with friends and family over the years is that from the terrible twos to the terrible teens, kids are quite capable of finding new and unique ways to make your computer difficult to use or completely unusable. If every member of ...

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