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for a while Jaqui,and only me.My partner has Vista,on her laptop.Dont ask,it was pre-installed when she bought it.
As she does not use Ubuntu,there is only me to consider....er...and my seven year old son,family members ,visitors,burglars....all who should not touch!!
But I see your point.However,if you do want that extra safety in Ubuntu:

http://www.ubuntux.org/how-to-change-the-root-password-in-ubuntu