Create a new user in XP

1. Navigate to your control panel
2. Click User Accounts
3. Under “Pick a Task” choose “Create a new account”
4. Type the name of the account in the Name field and click Next
5. If there is no “Administrator account”, click the “Create Account” button.
6. After the account is created, you must establish a password for the account. Select the account that you have just created from the list of accounts.
7. Select the option “Create a password”
8. Type the password that you wish to apply to the account, using good password procedures.
9. Confirm the password
10. Type a word or phrase to help you remember what the password is, if you might forget it.

Note: If there is already an administrator account established, choose “Limited” as the account type, and click the “Create account” button

Creating a new user in Mac OS X

1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, select Accounts (OS X 10.2.x and later) or Users (OS X 10.1.x and earlier).
3. In OS X 10.3.x and later, under the list of user accounts, click + (the plus sign). In OS X 10.2.x and earlier, click New User.
4. In the "Name:" field, enter the new user's real name.
5. In the "Short Name:" field, enter a username you wish to assign to the user. This name is limited to eight alphanumeric characters.
6. In 10.1.x only, click the Password tab.
7. In the "Password:" or "New Password:" field, type a password for the user, then type it again in the "Verify:" field. You can optionally set a password hint for the user. Try to use something only the new user will understand as the reminder hint, or leave this field blank.
8. If you wish to allow this user to make changes to the system settings, add programs, and perform other system functions beyond basic use, select Allow user to administer this computer or Allow user to administer this machine. In 10.3.x and later, you must first click the Security tab to access this option.

Note: Selecting this option will give the user the ability to make changes to your system without your approval.

9. In 10.2.x and earlier, click Save or OK to add the user to your system. In 10.3.x and later, the user account is added as soon as you click one of the other tabs (such as Security) or close the Accounts preference pane.