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Section 4.2: Creating User Accounts

4.2.1: Creating Local User Accounts

4.2.1.1: In User Accounts

You can use USER ACCOUNTS in CONTROL PANEL to create local user accounts on a Windows XP Professional computer. To create local user accounts:

  • Click on the start button
  • Open the control panel
  • Open the user accounts
  • Click on CREATE NEW USER ACCOUNT
  • Provide the User Name
  • Set the appropriate Account Type
  • Click CREATE ACCOUNT

4.2.1.2: In Computer Management

You can also use Computer Management to create local user accounts on a Windows XP Professional computer:

  • Click on the start button
  • Open CONTROL PANEL
  • Open ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
  • Open COMPUTER MANAGEMENT
  • Expand LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS
  • Right-click the users folder
  • Click NEW USER
  • Provide the User Name and a Password
  • Set the appropriate Account Setting
  • Click CREATE

4.2.2: Creating Domain User Accounts

You can use Windows 2000 Administrative Tools to create and administer domain user accounts. Administrative Tools are installed on a default controller by default but you can remotely manage a domain and its user accounts by installing the Windows 2000 Administrative Tools on a member server or a computer running Windows XP Professional. To create domain user accounts:

  • Click on the start button
  • Open the control panel
  • Open PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE
  • Open the administrative tools
  • Open ACTIVE DIRECTORY USERS AND COMPUTERS
  • Expand the Domain that you want to create a user account in
  • Right-click the folder that will contain the user account
  • Point to NEW
  • Click USER
  • Configure the Required User Account Settings
  • Set the appropriate Password Requirements
  • Click CREATE

4.2.3: Copying Domain User Accounts

When you copy an existing domain user account, most of the account properties are copied to the new domain user account. This simplifies the process of creating new user accounts by reducing the configuration required to create the new domain user account. To copy an existing domain user account:

  • Click on the start button
  • Open the control panel
  • Open PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE
  • Open the administrative tools
  • Open ACTIVE DIRECTORY USERS AND COMPUTERS
  • Click USERS
  • Right-click the User Account that you want to copy
  • Click COPY
  • Provide the Required Information for the new user account
  • Set the appropriate Password Requirements
  • Click NEXT
  • Click FINISH