Admin or Standard user, which to use?

[Cybermyk]

I started a new job today. I have two PC's and one monitor. I have an admin account and a standard user account and I need them to stay as they are.

Which account is it best to log onto before I RDC to the other PC. The Admin or the User? I don't think that it makes a difference either way so I though I would ask you lot

I've sort of already set up the user/pc to RDC to the Admin account/PC but now I'm not sure

Ninja edit: probably should have posted this in the Windows OS forum

 

[Cybermyk]

Why would you want to logon as a user when you can log on as the administrator?

Apart from the programs that can be effected by using them with an admin account I need a user account to use as a testbed and for general office work.

 

[Cybermyk]

Always use non admin account. Admin account is simply for installing and making system changes. You can also install in normal user mode by holding shift when you install a prog and choosing run as.

You should not use your machine on a day to day basis in Admin mode, simply because should you fall fowl of a virus/spyware/malware/foistware/adware infection then it will have a harder time doing it's job if it doesnt have admin rights to do it with.

People are bound to argue with this, but if you use your machine, mainly for word processing, surfing, emails, etc then trust me when I say dont use admin mode.

Yes thats the whole reason for the two accounts, but given the hardware and the two accounts, which way round would you do it?