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Enter the Object Names to Select, Local Users and Groups - default administrator password

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For the new user to match the characteristics of the default user, the administrator must create the user in the User group and add the new user to the Administrator group. The default user is in both groups; otherwise the new user will not be able to add a local printer. The user's actions are still limited while the user is in the Administrator group. To create the user: CAUTION: Because of the limited size of flash memory, HP strongly recommends that you configure other applications available to the new and existing users to prevent writing to the local file system. For the same reason, HP also recommends that you exercise extreme care when changing configuration settings of the factory-installed applications. 1. Log in as Administrator. 2. Open the Administrative Tools window by clicking Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools. 3. Double-click User Manager to open the Local Users and Groups window. 4. Double-click the Users folder to view the contents in the right pane. 5. Click Action in the menu bar, and then select New User. This opens the New User dialog box 6. Type in the user name and password, then and select the attributes you want. 7. Click Create, and then click Close. 8. In the Local Users and Groups window, select the Users folder in the left pane. 9. In the right pane, double-click the name of the user just created. This opens the [user name] Properties tabbed dialog box. 10. Open the Member Of tab dialog 11. Click Add. This opens the Select Groups dialog box. 12. Type Administrators in the Enter the Object Names to Select field. This enables the Check Names command button. 13. Click Check Names, and then click OK. The newly created user is now a member of both the administrators and users groups and should match the privileges of the default user account. 12 Chapter 2 Configuration ENWW

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For the new user to match the characteristics of the default user, the administrator must create the user
in the User group and add the new user to the Administrator group. The default user is in both groups;
otherwise the new user will not be able to add a local printer. The user's actions are still limited while
the user is in the Administrator group.
To create the user:
CAUTION:
Because of the limited size of flash memory, HP strongly recommends that you configure
other applications available to the new and existing users to prevent writing to the local file system. For
the same reason, HP also recommends that you exercise extreme care when changing configuration
settings of the factory-installed applications.
1.
Log in as Administrator.
2.
Open the
Administrative Tools
window by clicking
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Performance and
Maintenance
>
Administrative Tools
.
3.
Double-click
User Manager
to open the
Local Users and Groups
window.
4.
Double-click the
Users
folder to view the contents in the right pane.
5.
Click
Action
in the menu bar, and then select
New User
. This opens the
New User
dialog box
6.
Type in the user name and password, then and select the attributes you want.
7.
Click
Create
, and then click
Close
.
8.
In the
Local Users and Groups
window, select the
Users
folder in the left pane.
9.
In the right pane, double-click the name of the user just created. This opens the
[user name]
Properties
tabbed dialog box.
10.
Open the
Member Of
tab dialog
11.
Click
Add
. This opens the
Select Groups
dialog box.
12.
Type
Administrators
in the
Enter the Object Names to Select
field. This enables the
Check
Names
command button.
13.
Click
Check Names
, and then click
OK
.
The newly created user is now a member of both the administrators and users groups and should match
the privileges of the default user account.
12
Chapter 2
Configuration
ENWW