Does Logging in to your Mac make difference?

For the first year of owning Logic 7 on my G5 2.0GHz DP I always used the default user account and didn't 'Login' to the machine. Trouble was I could never successfully update the M-Audio driver for the Audiophile 192 card. Then I found an article suggesting one should logon to the Mac with a proper user account. I set one up and hey presto the new driver worked as expected!
It then made me wonder if other 3rd party bits and pieces are affected by not having the user logging in to their Mac??
Comments anyone?

Despite the fact that this could have been a byproduct of M-Audio's questionable programming, logging in with a user/pass is a good thing in this day and age. Because I am often dealing with Internet media, I don't take too many chances. I'll even make sure that the root passwords are changed and that the root user is also disabled after changing it.
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