Re: Stop users changing my password

From: Rob (Dunagh_Warrior_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/30/03 

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 15:16:14 -0700

I have never used XP Home so this solution may or may not
work.

Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage' to open
up the 'Computer Management' console.

On the tree to the left, expand 'Local Users and Groups'
and select the 'Users' folder.

Locate the user accounts you wish to modify and open
them. You will be presented with the '<user name>
Properties' menu.

Select the 'Member Of' tab, click 'Add' to see a 'Select
Groups' window.

Type 'Power Users' in the 'Enter the object names to
select (examples):' box or click the 'Advanced' button to
see a list of groups available.

To see the list click the 'Find Now' button and click
on 'Power Users' to highlight it.

Click 'OK' twice to bring you back to the '<user name>
Properties' window.

Highlight 'Administrators' and click 'Remove' to revoke
administrator privligaes.

Power Users have the ability to install programs so this
should be what you are trying to accomplish.

Hope this helps. Again I have never used XP Home so I
don't know if this will work for you but give it a try.

Rob

>-----Original Message-----
>Can't I set the user accounts so that they can install
>programs but can't change my password? Isn't there an
>option to set these users with a different account other
>than "administrator" or "user"?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>"GMC" <kazaamovies@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:082901c36e06$f51c0820$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I have WinXP Home and i cant find a way to stop other
>>> users from changing my password. All users
>>> are "administrators" because if i set them as "users"
>they
>>> can't install programs!
>>
>>If you allow people to be "administrators" then they
will
>always have the
>>ability to be an administrator and this means being
able
>to reset the
>>passwords of accounts on the system.
>>The position of administrator is a highly privileged
one
>and there is a
>>requirement of trust between them.
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Mike
>>--
>>Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
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>>"GMC" <kazaamovies@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:082901c36e06$f51c0820$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I have WinXP Home and i cant find a way to stop other
>>> users from changing my password. All users
>>> are "administrators" because if i set them as "users"
>they
>>> can't install programs!
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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>