Admin to Standard User

I have read on another forum that, if you want to start using a standard user account in Windows 7, it is better to start over on a new standard account, rather than creating a new admin account and demoting your current admin account. If I remember correctly, it was something about tokens not being handled properly.

Is anyone aware of any reason such as this for starting over on a new standard user account?

I would post a link to the message only I can't find it.

 

It was surely the case with XP.

I don't know about Win7, but starting a new user account from scratch doesn't take so much longer, and it is definitely a good safe practice.

 

Thanks Lucy.

I ask because when installing VirusTotal Uploader, it only installs for that particular account and the account must be an administrator.

 

Well this blows...I went the demotion route to create my LUA..

 

I've set up 3 Win 7 machines where I demoted the admin account to standard user, have had no problems. Same thing on a Vista machine.