User account restrictions

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Hi - is there a way to customise the user accounts available to XP Home? I
have repeated got an issue where 'Limited Users' cannot save things due to
there privileges, usually when playing games. I am aware that they can save
stuff to their doc etc but when game playing they don't get a choice to
browse where they save stuff or open stuff from.

I don't want them to be administrators 'cos they are under 10 years old and
will accidentally delete/ install something by mistake.

Any help greatly received.

Thanks

 

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Hi,

You have to use permissions to do this. Help:
http://rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dialler King" <Dialler King@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsFE7165F-4AD7-4AA0-BE5D-4BF9B1B7CB1D@microsoft.com...
> Hi - is there a way to customise the user accounts available to XP Home? I
> have repeated got an issue where 'Limited Users' cannot save things due to
> there privileges, usually when playing games. I am aware that they can
> save
> stuff to their doc etc but when game playing they don't get a choice to
> browse where they save stuff or open stuff from.
>
> I don't want them to be administrators 'cos they are under 10 years old
> and
> will accidentally delete/ install something by mistake.
>
> Any help greatly received.
>
> Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Hi Rick - sorry about the delay in replying.

I have had a look at your advice and it seems a bit drastick to allow read /
write / execute permisions for just one particular game - Age of Empires /
Gold ? Is there any way to just allow a limited user access to save items on
this one game only and not to change every limited user's permisions?

Thanks,

JB

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You have to use permissions to do this. Help:
> http://rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm
>
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Dialler King" <Dialler King@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsFE7165F-4AD7-4AA0-BE5D-4BF9B1B7CB1D@microsoft.com...
> > Hi - is there a way to customise the user accounts available to XP Home? I
> > have repeated got an issue where 'Limited Users' cannot save things due to
> > there privileges, usually when playing games. I am aware that they can
> > save
> > stuff to their doc etc but when game playing they don't get a choice to
> > browse where they save stuff or open stuff from.
> >
> > I don't want them to be administrators 'cos they are under 10 years old
> > and
> > will accidentally delete/ install something by mistake.
> >
> > Any help greatly received.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Hi,

Doug's security console (the registered version) will allow per user
controls. It's mentioned on the site.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dialler King" <DiallerKing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E6393958-0298-4ED5-8CDD-DCC7E5251C73@microsoft.com...
> Hi Rick - sorry about the delay in replying.
>
> I have had a look at your advice and it seems a bit drastick to allow read
> /
> write / execute permisions for just one particular game - Age of Empires /
> Gold ? Is there any way to just allow a limited user access to save items
> on
> this one game only and not to change every limited user's permisions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> JB
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You have to use permissions to do this. Help:
>> http://rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm
>>
>> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in
>> Windows
>> XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Dialler King" <Dialler King@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsFE7165F-4AD7-4AA0-BE5D-4BF9B1B7CB1D@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi - is there a way to customise the user accounts available to XP
>> > Home? I
>> > have repeated got an issue where 'Limited Users' cannot save things due
>> > to
>> > there privileges, usually when playing games. I am aware that they can
>> > save
>> > stuff to their doc etc but when game playing they don't get a choice to
>> > browse where they save stuff or open stuff from.
>> >
>> > I don't want them to be administrators 'cos they are under 10 years old
>> > and
>> > will accidentally delete/ install something by mistake.
>> >
>> > Any help greatly received.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23pBLCgEJFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Doug's security console (the registered version) will allow per user
> controls. It's mentioned on the site.
>


So far I've not had success with Dougs program and SP2.