WinXP Pro, User Accounts, Privileges

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WinXP Pro, User Accounts, Privileges

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I want to create an account that will allow a user to install applications and run certain applications with administrative privs (like Norton Firewall). Other than that, I don't want that user to be able to change any system settings that regular users can't change. Does anyone know how I can do this?
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create an account with group Power Users...
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Does Windows list a full detail of all their privileges? The two sentence description I found doesn't detail the administrative powers they don't have or what the restrictions on the group are:
Administrative Tools->Computer Management wrote:Power Users possess most administrative powers with some restrictions. Thus, Power Users can run legacy applications in addition to certified applications
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If you want to get uber detailed, group policies hold the answer...
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I'll look into that, thanks for the pointer.
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