Re: Windows Xp user allowed to install programs.

From: Brian Lichtig (Bsl_at_hertzbach)
Date: 07/31/03 

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 03:55:43 -0700

How do you do that? I want a user such as (Ex.lab) to
logon to the and not be able to install any programs from
cd or downloaded from the internet. Does anyone have any
step by step instructions? I am new in the field. Please
help.

>-----Original Message-----
>Make the user a limited user.
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>Agustin E. Beci
>"Gotta have heart!"
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>"Brian Lichtig" <Bsl@hertzbach.com> wrote in message
>news:040801c356f5$2b7092c0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> How do you lock down a machine so that a user can not
run
>> programs on a Windows XP Pro machine. There is no
server
>> and it is a peer to peer network. I just do not want a
>> regular user to be allowed to install programs on it.
>> Does anyone have step by step instructions.
>>
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