Gateway Desktops - Setting Limits with User Accounts; Protecting Your Computer from Viruses

CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.gateway.com
112
Setting limits with user accounts
When you set up user accounts, Windows sets up a My Documents folder for
each account. You can assign a password to each account so only the account
owner can access files in the My Documents folder.
Help & Support
For more information about Windows XP
user accounts, click Start, then click Help
and Support. Type the phrase user
accounts in the Search box, then click
the arrow.
When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user
can install or run.
Protecting your computer from viruses
A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads
from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your
computer to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time
because they are activated on a certain date.
Help & Support
For more information about protecting
your computer against viruses, click
Start, then click Help and Support. Type
the keyword viruses in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
Protect your computer from a virus by:
■ Registering your copy of Norton AntiVirus and subscribing to the virus
definition update service. You received a free limited time subscription to
the Norton AntiVirus service when you purchased your computer.
■ Using the Norton
®
AntiVirus program to check files and programs that are
attached to e-mail messages or downloaded from the Internet.
■ Checking all programs for viruses before installing them.
■ Disabling macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. These
programs will warn you if a document that you are opening contains a
macro that might have a virus.
■ Periodically updating the Norton AntiVirus program to protect against the
latest viruses.
■ Making sure the Windows Security Center is configured to provide you
with the highest level of protection. For more information, see “Modifying
security settings” on page 114.
For more information about modifying security settings, see “Modifying security
settings” on page 114.
8511629.book Page 112 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:38 AM