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  1. brihy1

    brihy1 Registered Member

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    i just noticed that on my win 7 64 when i log into the standard account i can go into the admin account folders and view all of them without entering the admin password i have set up?how can i prevent this?thanks
     
    brihy1, Jul 6, 2011
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  2. J_L

    J_L Registered Member

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    Right-click the folders, click Properties then security tab, remove permissions for other users (not SYSTEM or yourself).
     
    J_L, Jul 7, 2011
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  3. Spooony

    Spooony Registered Member

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    also put a password on your admin account
     
    Spooony, Jul 7, 2011
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  4. brihy1

    brihy1 Registered Member

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    ive always have had admin account password protected.when i right click on the admin folder and hit security i see-system,home users-my account(admin) & administrators.why isnt the standard account shown in this list?what is home users?
     
    brihy1, Jul 8, 2011
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