user/administrator

hey

i was under the impression that there was a distinction between the terms 'user' and 'administrator'. is there?

if there is only one user for the computer does vista automatically make this user the administrator.

and when starting in safe mode is this same 'user administrator' the 'default administrator' ?

cheers
ethan

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They are all "Users". And no, unlike XP, Vista does not make the first logon
the Administrator. The first logon is made *an* Administrator, of the
Administrator's group, but there's a user named Administrator, often called
"Super-Administrator". The Administrator account has built-in elevated
privileges that "normal" Administrators do not.

There is also a built-in (and super-hidden) "Default" account that's used as
a template for new accounts, and a slightly less hidden user named "Public"
along with several others that you only see mention of in the file or folder
properties and which do not have a folder in the Users folder. (Neither does
Administrator until you first log on to it.)

Never heard of "Default Administrator". Not sure what you mean by that last
part.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

hi Gary

i've been told that in safe mode there is an administrator account. is this the 'built-in account' you refer to.

i am concerned that if there is a name and password on this built-in account other than my own, then someone else can bypass the log-in password in normal start up.
cheers
ethan