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Excellent answer Stanley - thanks for helping this lurker
that hasn't been ableto figure out "how" to ask it!
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"Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message
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> Richard Bagnall wrote:
> > Is there no way to set up a user with permissions
halfway
> > between "limited" and "administrator" with XP Pro? I
think
> > I'm being a bit thick, but I can't find a way.
> > My "Limited" user can't even set screensaver settings,
but
> > I don't want her to have full admin privilegfes just to
be
> > able to do things like this.
>
> You are treating Windows XP Pro like it is XP Home and you
aren't treating
> it like a systems administrator at all. You need to start
using the
> computer management, group policies, local policies and
the likes. There
> you can create groups, manage users, set file and
directory permissions and
> actually "administer" your PCs.
>
> HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783&Product=winxp
>
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions
for Files and
> Folders in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308419&Product=winxp
>
> Doug's Windows XP Security Console
>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>
> Those may help you get started. Otherwise, I suggest
google and Microsoft
> searches for the terms I mentioned above. It will take
some reading and
> effort on your part, but in the end it should be worth it.
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
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> completeness, accuracy or timeliness, and without
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> kind, express or implied. In other words, read up before
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actions.
>
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