Windows SteadyState Accounts and Profiles

1. Open Windows SteadyState.

2. In the main dialog under User Settings, click Add a New User.

3. In the Add a New User dialog box, in the User Name box, type a user name.

4. Type a password in the Password and Confirm Password boxes.

5. In the User Location drop-down list, select the drive on which you want to save the shared user profile associated with this shared user account. Normally, the files and directories associated with user profiles are stored on the system drive where Windows XP or Windows Vista is installed.

6. Select a picture from the Picture box to associate with the shared user profile, and then click OK.

After you create an account you can configure its profile. This means you specify system and program restrictions for that shared user account. You can give accounts different levels of access to Windows system tools and other services such as applications, files, and data.

In the User Settings area of the console, click on the account you want to configure. Then use the four tabs described below to apply various categories of settings and restrictions.

• Use the General tab to lock or unlock a user profile, set session timers, change passwords, change a user profile picture, or delete a selected user profile.

• Use the Windows Restrictions tab to set restrictions for the Start menu and other Windows system tools and services. You can also hide drives you do not want the account to access.

• Use the Feature Restrictions tab to set user-specific restrictions on features available in programs and components such as Microsoft Office and Windows Internet Explorer. You can also set the home page and specify which website addresses that the user account is allowed to view.

• Use the Block Programs tab to select software installed on the computer that you want to prevent the user account from accessing.