Re: Control Panel Applets restrictions

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 03/12/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:43:26 -0500

A Power user would only be able to change their password. I don't know how
to remove the picture without disabling other features of the OS as well. 

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"Peter" <pjardine2002@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uj5iLUC6CHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Not the answer I was looking for as I suspect this before posting. However
I
> thank you for your response. Would I be able to achieve this with a Power
> user account? And using the regedt32 can I remove the user icon on the
start
> button top portion, How through the registry?
> Peter
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uEjACJC6CHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > You really can't. That's the definition of Administrator.  You can only
> > remove his/her access to the applet itself.  An Administrator has
> virtually
> > full control of the machine.  And, of course, you can remove their
> > permissions to the CPL file itself, but as an Administrator, they can
put
> > the privileges back.
> >
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> > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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> > "Peter" <pjardine2002@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:esXOd$B6CHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Looking for a way to restrict user with administrator rights from
> changing
> > > other user with same rights password. What I have done is to have the
XP
> > Pro
> > > not load the user icon in the control panel, (through using regedt32,
> can
> > > also be done with Tweak ui) so easy access to change password is not
> > > present, however from the start button the user name is present and
when
> > > clicking on it brings up the user applet, when clicking on the back
> button
> > > twice it brings me to a screen where I have access to other user
> accounts,
> > > from there if I click on a user name I can remove their password and
set
> > my
> > > own which will lock out the particular user his /her account. Not what
I
> > > want to happen.
> > > How can I set it so that any user cannot have access to this part of
the
> > > operating system. I am the administrator of the PC with 4 other users
> who
> > > have administrator rights.
> > > Thanks
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>