Hide 'User Accounts' from users

Go to Start/Run, and type:
GPEDIT.MSC
Open the path
 
User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel
doubleclick "Hide specified Control Panel applets"
put a dot in 'enabled', then click 'Show"
click Add button,
type "nusrmgt.cpl" into the add box

Create A Hidden User Account in windows XP

For our own privacy purpose or say it for security we can maintain and Create A Hidden User Account under windows xp operating system.

This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome screen to be hidden from view. To log on using the account it's necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in Windows 2000.

#[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

#Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

#Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.

#Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: Type Name of Account to be Hidden

#Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]

#Exit Registry and Reboot...

While the account is hidden on the Welcome screen, note that the account profile will be visible in C:\Documents and Settings or wherever user profiles are stored as well as in Local Users and Groups.

How to prevent your pen drive from getting infected with Virus?

You can protect your PC by just following the simple steps below . It won’t take much time.

* Connect your Pen Drive or USB drive to your computer .
* Now a dialogue window will popup asking you to choose among the options as shown in the figure.

* Don’t choose any of them , Just simply click Cancel .
* Now go to Start–> Run and type cmd to open the Command Prompt window .
* Now go to My Computer and Check the Drive letter of your USB drive or Pen Drive. (E.g. If it is written Kingston (I, then I: will be the drive letter .)
* In the Command Window ( cmd ) , type the drive letter: and Hit Enter .
* Now type dir/w/o/a/p and Hit Enter.
* You will get a list of files . In the list , search if anyone of the following do exist .

1. Autorun.inf
2. New Folder.exe
3. Bha.vbs
4. Iexplore.vbs
5. Info.exe
6. New_Folder.exe
7. Ravmon.exe
8. RVHost.exe or any other files with .exe Extension .

* If you find any one of the files above, Run the command attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and Hit Enter.
* Now Delete each File using the following Command del filename (E.g. del autorun.inf).
* That’s it . Now just scan your USB drive with the antivirus you have to ensure that you made your Pen Drive free of Virus.

Now Unplug your Pen Drive or USB device and Plug it again to your Laptop/PC. Before removing your Pen Drive from others Computer,

Don’t forget to search for .exe files using the Windows search and remove them.