An introduction to security and UAC (User Account Control) in
Windows Vista The user account In Windows Vista, you must log in
with your user account before you can accessyour Windows Vista
uses your user account to determine your personal settings, such
as what background to display and where your e-mail is stored.
But more importantly, your user account determines what access
you have to the "securable objects" (stuff) on your computer.
You can think of it as the computer assigning you a special key
that you will use to access everything on your computer. While
each person has their own individual key that uniquely
identifies them, there are two basic kinds of keys:
administrator keys and standard keys. What are securable objects
Securable objects are another name for the "stuff" that is on
your computer. This includes files, folders, and settings. Every
securable object contains a list of people who can access it and
what those people are allowed to do to it. You can think of a
securable object as having a