CREATING A PASSWORD RESET DISK ON A COMPUTER THAT IS A MEMBER OF A WOR...

1-32 Chapter 1 Introduction to Windows XP Professional■

An administrator or a user can create a password reset disk for a user that allows

the user to recover a forgotten password and log on to Windows XP Professional.

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Instead of logging on as Administrator, you can specify administrative credentials

when you run a program no matter what user account you are logged on with.

This provides a way to run programs that requires administrative rights without

the risks associated with logging on using an Administrator account.

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Fast Logon Optimization allows existing users to log on by using cached creden-

tials instead of waiting for the network to become fully initialized before allowing

logon. This features enables faster logons from the user perspective.

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You can log off Windows XP (and should whenever you leave your computer for

an extended period) by using the Log Off command on the Start menu.

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The Windows Security dialog box allows you to lock your computer, change your

password, log off your computer, shut down your computer, and access Task

Manager.

Case Scenario Exercises

Read the following two scenarios and answer the associated questions. You can use

the scenarios to help determine whether you have learned enough to move on to the

next chapter. If you have difficulty completing this work, review the material in this

chapter before beginning the next chapter. You can find answers to these questions in

the “Questions and Answers” section at the end of this chapter.

Scenario 1.1

You are working as an administrator who supports users by telephone. One of your

users says that she has recently installed Windows XP Professional on her home com-

puter, which she uses to connect to her company’s corporate network. She is used to

having to press C

TRL

+A

LT

+D

ELETE

to log on to Windows, but instead her new computer

shows a Welcome screen with her user name listed. She would feel more comfortable

using the Log On To Windows dialog box instead of the Welcome screen. How should

you configure the computer?