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WinXP Pro, User Accounts, Privileges

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:25 pm
by nigma
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?

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:25 am
by n00b Saibot
create an account with group Power Users...

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:35 am
by nigma
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

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:46 am
by Jenk
If you want to get uber detailed, group policies hold the answer...

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:47 am
by nigma
I'll look into that, thanks for the pointer.