Windows 7 accounts

[subroutine]

I've been running an admin account for some time and have just created a standard user account for the family to use for additional security. Is there a way to make both accounts the 'same' as in apart from the admin/standard user type, the accounts access the same programs, desktop setting, email accounts etc. Really I just want it to behave as though it's a single account whether logged in as an admin or standard user.

 

[SiriusB]

Unless you have installed stuff as just for yourself, a standard user can use them too. Setting up email etc should be a simple task.

I don't see why they have to be mirrors of each other. No point having a second account if you want it to be the same as the original. Changes in one wont be reflected in the other either, so after a short amount of time you will realise you wasted your time.

 

[subroutine]

Unless you have installed stuff as just for yourself, No point having a second account if you want it to be the same as the original.

Well, one would be an admin and the other a standard user. Each account has it's own email setting for one whereas I'd like both accounts to share the same email setup. It looks like I'll have to make the original account a standard user and create a new admin account for my use to keep things simple.

 

[theheyes]

I have two accounts - an admin account and my standard user account, which I spend 99.9% of my time in.

As long as you know the admin password you never really need to leave the standard user account so you could just do the same.

 

[subroutine]

I'll do that. Thanks for your replies.