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Disable Guest Account in Windows XP [1/2]

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Disable Guest Account in Windows XP
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Disable Guest Account in Windows XP
Date: 2008-Jul-23
Disable Guest Account in Windows XP
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Disable Guest Account in Windows XP
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Disable Guest Account in Windows XP
Author: Ivory Morhuld

Windows XP like any other modern operation system works with users accounts with entire support and management tools of user account.
Also like other operation systems Windows XP have pre-setuped 'Guest' account which is some kind of basic, limited account with predefined low privilege abilities.

Nevertheless of this basic user abilities, this Guest account can be used by some harmful attacker for bad purposes about your system durability.

For this case we will stop this account and he will be unavailable for any access in any login of your Windows XP operation system.

Please Note that If you login in Windows XP with Guest account you will bi limited to the abilities:

- No need to enter a password.
- No possible for you to add software or hardware.
- You cannot change your current account type.
- You cannot set a password for the account.
- You cannot set the Guest account picture.
- You cannot access the applications installed already on the computer.
- Files in the Shared Documents folder will be unaccessible for you.
- Files in the Guest profile will be unaccessible for you.

But let's continue with Guest Account disabling. To do this go to Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.

Disable Guest Account in Windows XP
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