Re: system restrictions

QuidnuncSimcha wrote:


Hello kathy,

The "Built-in" administrator account actually has greater powers than the
default user administrator accounts.

I'm sorry, but this is incorrect. The built-in Administrator in XP has
exactly the same "powers" as any other account with administrative
privileges.

Furthermore, one can go into group
policy, if it exists on your machine, and create restricted user groups.

(snip)

All of this is probably moot. I think we have a home user with Home Edition
(although she didn't specify). Even if she has Pro, she is an end user and
should not be messing about with Group Policy, nor does she need to.

Note, this is one reason it is not a good idea to have multiple
Administrator accounts. All security experts, I am not one of them, highly
suggest that a machine only have ONE administrator account and to change
ALL other accounts to LIMITED USER accounts....In addition, the BUILT-IN
administrator account should have a strong and complex password associated
with it..Write it down because you can't get back in the account if you
lose the password.

Again, I'm sorry but this is incorrect. Most techs (including me) suggest
that you have at least two user accounts with administrative privileges in
case one becomes corrupted. If at all possible, it is better to run
day-to-day as a Limited or regular user. In practice, this is often
difficult in XP.

In a home situation, it is usually not as crucial to have a strong
Administrator password as it would be in a business. In any case, it is not
true that one can't get back into the account if one forgets the password.
It takes less than 5 minutes. This is not a specific-to-Windows security
issue; any computer running any operating system can be accessed by someone
with 1) physical access; 2) time; 3) skill; 4) tools.

I'm snipping the rest because I'm sure the OP just wants to get her machine
working again. She's a home user remember, not a tech.

"kathyr" wrote:

Patrick,
I am using Windows XP. This is a home system, so no network.
Kathy

"Patrick Dickey" wrote:

kathyr wrote:
When ever I try to open one of the shortcuts on my desktop, I receive
a message that says that this action was stopped due to system
restrictions and
to check with system administrator. I am signed up as the
administrator. Can someone tell me how to fix this problem.
thanks

Kathyr - We need to know a few more things:

1. Is this XP Home Edition?

2. What is the virus/malware status of the machine? If you think it is
clean, what programs (names and versions) did you use to determine this?

3. Presumably you were able to use the shortcuts at one time. What changed
between the time they worked and the time they didn't?

Malke
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