Re: Problem users

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:05:23 -0400

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Windows XP Security Console. 

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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Dave" <hens_teeth.invalid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eunpCHsYEHA.4068@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Guys
> 
> We have one site (nearly 400 miles away and remote access only by VNC/PCA)
> which gives me massive headaches.) Most of this is due to lack of
> supervision, and they are youths with learning difficulties) They visit
> illegal web sites, change desktop wallpaper, install/uninstall software,
> rotating screen display 180 out etc.etc etc.
> 
> They are on Win XP and a restricted user. They were working OK (albeit
> restricted) but managed to persuade the local supervisor to give them the
> admin password.
> 
> I have managed to wrestle control back and have locked the admin account
> down and the supervisor doesnt know the password so he cannot compromise it
> again. We need to disable most of the functionality (ctrl panel etc.) and
> give them access to office (2003) printing and access to learning web sites
> only.
> 
> I have tried fiddling with group policy mmc and have managed to achieve some
> success but all the users, admin included, have the same restrictions placed
> on them. Has anyone any suggestions how to enforce policies on a single
> profile user. (they all log on to the same profile) without affecting other
> legitimate users?
> 
> We have raised this time and time again with our management who are too busy
> with other things to seriously spend time rectifying the problem at source
> and would rather a sad IT chappy does the leg work for them. I am mainly
> printers and hardware engineer but this task has fallen to me.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Dave
> 
>

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