Re: Administrator/Power Users/Limited Users

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 03/23/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:57:35 -0500

You can use the Group Policy Editor (Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC) to
modify the permissions for users (upgrading or downgrading). You may have
to do some exploring to find the exact options you want. 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"C Shirey" <shireyc@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:2b6401c2f17d$75bfdf30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you, Doug, for your response. I went to your
> website as suggested and downloaded the script and now
> can access the Administrator Account from the Welcome
> Menu.
>
> I have a few follow up questions:
>
> In addition to the Administrator account, I have three
> Limited User accounts. I need one of the accounts to be
> able to download and install programs, etc. and, at the
> same time, be used for day-to-day operations including
> surfing the internet. Since it is not advised to run from
> the Administrator account for security reasons, how do I
> change one Limited User account to download, install and
> even run programs the require higher levels of
> Administrative authority?
> Again, thanks for your response.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The built in Administrator account is there to allow you
> to do things like
> >System Restore, various maintenance tasks and the like.
> At the Welcome
> >Screen press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice, with no users logged
> on. You'll get the old
> >Windows 2000 style logon. Enter Administrator and any
> password that you
> >setup at install.
> >
> >You can also enable the Administrator account on the
> welcome screen.  To
> >enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP
> logon screen, visit
> >my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP
> section.  Follow the
> >link for Enable Administrator Account ......
> >
> >This small VB Script will make the registry change
> necessary for the
> >Administrator account to be available on the Welcome
> Screen.  If you prefer
> >to do it manually, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT
> Navigate to:
> >
> >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\
> >
> >Note: There is a space between Windows and NT in the
> above Key.
> >
> >Add the Administrator account if necessary and/or change
> the Administrator
> >value to 1
> >
> >
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Associate Expert
> >ExpertZone -
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"C Shirey" <shireyc@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> >news:330501c2f0d0$4cf6c620$3401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Windows XP Pro was set up on my home/business computer
> >> with an Admin account with administrator privileges and
> >> three additional Limited User accounts in addition to
> the
> >> Administrator account automatically provided.
> >> I understand that the computer should not be run from
> the
> >> administrator account (the automatically provided
> account
> >> or any account with administrative privileges though?)
> >> for security reasons, however, running as a Limited
> User
> >> is very inconvenient. I have to change back and forth
> >> between Limited User and the Admin account to download
> >> and install and in some cases, just to run specific
> >> programs. I changed from a Limited User to a Power User
> >> but I haven't noticed a difference.
> >> What is the automatically provided administrator
> account
> >> used for and how is it accessed? I have been searching
> >> for info but am not able to find these specific
> answers.
> >> Thanks to anyone who can help.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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