locking second admin account


  1. whar666
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    locking second admin account


    I´m sharing a windows 7 computer with my brother on which we both are admins. Sadly his sense of humor involves deleting my account from time to time just to keep me away from the puter. Is there anyway I can lock my admin account preventing him from erasing it from his admin account?
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  3. Tews
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    Change his account to a standard user account...serve him right!
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  4. whar666
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    Yeah that thought crossed my mind...Im afraid he will beat me up for doing so =D
    Acctually he needs to have his admin prevs..I was hoping there was a way to lock it with password or folder protection of some kind
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