MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> > Its really easy just create a normal user in the control panel. Then only use the
> admin user for installs or maintenance. It is the same thing as 'dont run as root' in
> the linux world. Now... if I would just follow my own advice
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> The relatively few of us who want to mess (or more) with things most shouldn't, it's
> more hassle to be switching accounts when one wants/needs to. Besides, when are you
> going to switch to Admin, after you disconnect your Enet/turn off your wireless?

I use the button on my laptop to turn wireless off if I need to. Most of the time it is connected and automatically. Have not seen one recently that did not have a switch.

It has already saved me a world of headache on my wife's computer and on my fathers computer and on my mother in laws computer and on my wifes uncles computer and her grandparents computers...

Yes it is a *bit* of a hassle. But so is reinstalling a computer or spending 12 hours scanning one to make sure none of the 4 different viri scanners dont find anything else.

Switch user is pretty cool (2 users logged in at the same time). Also you can set it to prompt you up to admin user for many things. Which is what I do if I need to noodle around with my wifes computer.

When I did this a few years ago on my other computer if I was in a tinker mood I would log in as my admin user. When not in a tinker mood I would log in normal. Just need to set it up again. It was pretty cool too as I could screw the user up and if I didnt like it anymore I could delete the user and just start over. Though these days I use virtual machines for that...