Administrative account

[55sam]

When I buy a computer, during installation, I just following instruction, put my name and password, to create an account-only one account and 1 user. Is this an administrative account or regular account? If not an admi. account, then how I can create an admi. account? How do I know am I an admini. account?

Because I am now encountering a win 7 Laptop at error in user profile problem.

[banhien · Accepted solution]

Hi,

By default, the very first logon user will be Admin user. Please use the following instructions to check:

     http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663817

Your profile could be corrupted. Please use the following instutcions to fix:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/fix-corrupted-user-profile#1TC=windows-7

Regards.

[mot-mot]

Hi! I'm the only one that uses my laptop, do I need two accounts or can I just use my administrative account.

Thanks,

mot-mot

[55sam]

When you buy a brand new computer nobody used before, and you start the computer. The computer ask you to input your name and some other informations. Then the computer will set up an administrative account for you and asign you as the account administrator. After that you may set up a standard account any time later on your name or anyone in your family or anybody may use this computer. It is better to have two accounts in one computer, in case one of the account is corruped, you may still use the other account. to run the computer. These things are what I wanted to know.

[55sam]

You better set up a standard account. It is better to have two accounts in one computer even you are the only one to use it, in case one account is corruped, you may still use the other account. to run the computer. I had a case that the only one account in one computer corruped, that I can't use that computer. If I had another account I could sign in to that accout to continue using computer.

[mot-mot]

Thank You, I'll be sure to do that...

[mot-mot]

Hi there! I'm wondering about something, I have Mc Afee as my Anti virus program thats running all the time. I'm confused if I need any other safty program. Like I don't need to activate Windows Defender. I'm wondering about Windows updates... Are they inclueded with my Anti virus ?

Thank You