Setting a Guest account

I would like to restrict usage to the following areas of my eMac for a Guest account:
Some Apps.
System Prefs.
External Hard drives
I did this once before but can't remember how I did it.
Thanks for the help.
Message was edited by: Michael Casey1

Hi Michael!
Review the KB Articles linked to below.
Adding a new user account to your computer
Restricting what users can do with the computer
Repost if you have questions or problems.
ali b

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