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Hi,

We are about to buy 30 computers with XP Professional. Is
there anywhere we can find a document that details what
permissions we should give students (or more appropriate
which we should not give..). We could do trial and error
(and error and error...) but it would real helpful to
find a document or site that has already figured this out.

The students are elementary school kids.

Thanks
Rich
 
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It would be difficult to have such a document as every school's or
institution's needs are different. You are the best judge of what the
students should and should not be doing.

If you make the student accounts limited accounts, that will stop them from
changing system settings, installing and removing applications and making
other changes that might effect operations. Just make sure the accounts you
create for teachers, supervisors, etc. are password protected or the
students will figure that out and use the "blank" password to make changes.
If you make a password, remember to create a password reset disk. When you
setup an account, there is frame on the left side of the user account Window
which contains an option to "Prevent Lost or Forgotten Passwords," use it
and keep it away from the students.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> We are about to buy 30 computers with XP Professional. Is
> there anywhere we can find a document that details what
> permissions we should give students (or more appropriate
> which we should not give..). We could do trial and error
> (and error and error...) but it would real helpful to
> find a document or site that has already figured this out.
>
> The students are elementary school kids.
>
> Thanks
> Rich
>
 

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Thank you Michael -

Great information -

Rich

>-----Original Message-----
>It would be difficult to have such a document as every
school's or
>institution's needs are different. You are the best
judge of what the
>students should and should not be doing.
>
>If you make the student accounts limited accounts, that
will stop them from
>changing system settings, installing and removing
applications and making
>other changes that might effect operations. Just make
sure the accounts you
>create for teachers, supervisors, etc. are password
protected or the
>students will figure that out and use the "blank"
password to make changes.
>If you make a password, remember to create a password
reset disk. When you
>setup an account, there is frame on the left side of the
user account Window
>which contains an option to "Prevent Lost or Forgotten
Passwords," use it
>and keep it away from the students.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:17bb401c41e50$d4ec4f10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are about to buy 30 computers with XP Professional.
Is
>> there anywhere we can find a document that details what
>> permissions we should give students (or more
appropriate
>> which we should not give..). We could do trial and
error
>> (and error and error...) but it would real helpful to
>> find a document or site that has already figured this
out.
>>
>> The students are elementary school kids.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Rich
>>
>
>
>.
>
 
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You're welcome, Rich.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1aad701c41e9b$8d959090$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you Michael -
>
> Great information -
>
> Rich
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It would be difficult to have such a document as every
> school's or
>>institution's needs are different. You are the best
> judge of what the
>>students should and should not be doing.
>>
>>If you make the student accounts limited accounts, that
> will stop them from
>>changing system settings, installing and removing
> applications and making
>>other changes that might effect operations. Just make
> sure the accounts you
>>create for teachers, supervisors, etc. are password
> protected or the
>>students will figure that out and use the "blank"
> password to make changes.
>>If you make a password, remember to create a password
> reset disk. When you
>>setup an account, there is frame on the left side of the
> user account Window
>>which contains an option to "Prevent Lost or Forgotten
> Passwords," use it
>>and keep it away from the students.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:17bb401c41e50$d4ec4f10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We are about to buy 30 computers with XP Professional.
> Is
>>> there anywhere we can find a document that details what
>>> permissions we should give students (or more
> appropriate
>>> which we should not give..). We could do trial and
> error
>>> (and error and error...) but it would real helpful to
>>> find a document or site that has already figured this
> out.
>>>
>>> The students are elementary school kids.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Rich
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>