Comments on: Check the amount of user accounts on your system http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:29:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: justme http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187921 justme Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:52:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187921 every active account without password is a security threat - it higly logical to password protect or delete unused accounts. well on your home win XP you certainy have your own account with admin rights + may be some limited accounts for other family members. therefore while you cannot delete built-in administrator and guest accounts you can password protect or even better - disable them. no harm done. friend of mine likes to create a new totaly limited account, name it "administrator", set password and so if anyone will try and succeed breaking it, they will be in for a bad suprise :) every active account without password is a security threat – it higly logical to password protect or delete unused accounts.

well on your home win XP you certainy have your own account with admin rights + may be some limited accounts for other family members.
therefore while you cannot delete built-in administrator and guest accounts you can password protect or even better – disable them. no harm done.

friend of mine likes to create a new totaly limited account, name it “administrator”, set password and so if anyone will try and succeed breaking it, they will be in for a bad suprise :)

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187854 Martin Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:50:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187854 If you do not want to delete those accounts you could at least password protect them properly. I did delete the two accounts mentioned and did not experience any troubles. Ace, that should be the user account ASPNET. I did not mention it because not everyone has it. Not sure if the new versions of the .net framework do not require it anymore.. If you do not want to delete those accounts you could at least password protect them properly. I did delete the two accounts mentioned and did not experience any troubles.

Ace, that should be the user account ASPNET. I did not mention it because not everyone has it. Not sure if the new versions of the .net framework do not require it anymore..

]]> By: Ace_NoOne http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187829 Ace_NoOne Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:52:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187829 Yeah, I’m also a bit skeptical whether removing those users is really a good idea. By the way, I think the .NET Framework also creates a user of its own. I can’t find that user now though - so maybe it’s not doing that anymore in v3.0, or it was some other system thing that .NET messes with. (Or my mind is playing tricks on me, again... ) Yeah, I’m also a bit skeptical whether removing those users is really a good idea.

By the way, I think the .NET Framework also creates a user of its own. I can’t find that user now though – so maybe it’s not doing that anymore in v3.0, or it was some other system thing that .NET messes with. (Or my mind is playing tricks on me, again… )

]]> By: Litschi http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187816 Litschi Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:09:46 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187816 There is always a "System" account too and from there you can delete the "Administrator" account...(not recommended!) There is always a “System” account too and from there you can delete the “Administrator” account…(not recommended!)

]]> By: duryodhan http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187792 duryodhan Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:28:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/31/check-the-amount-of-user-accounts-on-your-system/#comment-187792 Are you sure this is safe? Maybe these user accounts are used by Windows. In linux it is pretty standard to have a number of users, each for a different service infact. These users can't be actually logged in etc., but are just used so that file permissions are maintained. I have users named apache ,mysql , ftp , mail, shutdown etc. on my linux comp. Maybe Windows needs those users. Just speculating though ... Are you sure this is safe? Maybe these user accounts are used by Windows. In linux it is pretty standard to have a number of users, each for a different service infact. These users can’t be actually logged in etc., but are just used so that file permissions are maintained.
I have users named apache ,mysql , ftp , mail, shutdown etc. on my linux comp. Maybe Windows needs those users.

Just speculating though …

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