Limit Access to Administrative Tools

From: Millette (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/11/04


Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 08:34:27 -0700

If you are using AD you can create a group policy and
disable those tools for users. You can also edit the
default policy to do so.
>-----Original Message-----
>With Windows XP any user can get access to
Administrative
>Tools through the Control Panel which is an option under
>Other Places when opening My Computer.
>How can you remove the Administrative Tools from the
>Control Panel for the average user? (Still want it
>available for the Domain Administrators and Local
>Administrator)
>Is it possible to remove Control Panel from the Other
>Places when opening My Computer?
>
>Thanks,
>John
>.
>



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