create new windows user

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In windows XP on a stand alone computer, following the instructions provided
by the Help program does not provide the correct instructions to create a new
user. After opening User Accounts in control panel I'm instructed to chose
"create new user". That choice does not exist. The closest label on a button
is "Add" under Users of This Computer. When I chose that and type a name for
a user to add I get an error message indicating that user does not exist and
can't be added. What am I doing wrong?

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In windows XP on a stand alone computer, following the instructions
provided
by the Help program does not provide the correct instructions to create a
new
user. After opening User Accounts in control panel I'm instructed to
chose
"create new user". That choice does not exist. The closest label on a
button
is "Add" under Users of This Computer. When I chose that and type a name
for
a user to add I get an error message indicating that user does not exist
and
can't be added. What am I doing wrong?

If you do not see "Create a New Account" as an option in the User Accounts
dialog, you must be using a restricted account. Try signing on with your
administrator account.

If the above does not solve your problem, please consider posting future
questions in a Windows XP group, rather than in this .NET Framework group.
Here's one:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support

You'll get more and better feedback there.