Re: install software right

From: The Atomic Ass (the_atomic_ass@SPAM.KILLER.runbox.com)
Date: 08/17/02 

From: The Atomic Ass <the_atomic_ass@SPAM.KILLER.runbox.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 07:07:12 GMT

Edward Holt elegantly belched in news:k1m79.111$Sk1.4714@newsfep2-gui:

> I want my kids to be able to install software on their PC but not too mess
> about with the operating system settings to much in case they break it.
>
> The Power Users group is not enough to let them install things.
> Rather than give them full Admin rights, is there another option to allow
> them the rights to install software e.g. via Local Policies?

This is a work-around that requires you be there for each software install...
But it does work.

Login as the admin, while the kids accounts are NOT logged in, (Found out
first hand the horrors of editing account privleges while said account is
logged in), and elevate their account to admin level.

Install software, logout, switch account back to limited. (Or power).
Otherwise, if it won't install for a power user, there's very little you can
do other than installing it as an admin. MS Office is a good example. 

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