Administrator Versus User Logon

Power up, a few simple keystrokes and Viola ! - you’re an Administrator in Windows XP. That’s heady stuff. You have the power to make changes to other users’ accounts and can alter any setting in XP that strikes your fancy. The head rush can be so strong that some never want to be just a ‘User’ once they’ve sampled the Administrator strata.

However, is always being logged in as Administrator a wise choice? Quite honestly it’s a very foolish choice. If anything goes wrong while you are logged in as Administrator, the same power that you have to make system wide changes can also wreak system wide havoc. Log in as a User and the potential for damage is reduced. The bottom line; for everyday use, log in as a User and reserve the Administrator account for tasks which require its unique abilities.