Re: Override limited account restrictions using admin password

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"vkandi" <vkandi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi

I am the sole user of my computer but only really ever use the limited
account, as it is safer for being online. It's a bit of a pain, though,
to
have to log out, log into the admin user, install something (or update a
file
in my apache root), log out and then back into the limited account again.
Is
there some way I can get a prompt when trying to do something restricted
within the limited user account that will allow me to enter the admin
password, and complete the task with having to go through the whole
rigmarole
described above? I know my wife can do it on her MacBook, so I'm hopeful
that there is a way to do it on XP Home too.

Thanks in advance.


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