Re: Win XP logging to WIn 2003 server

From: Terry (it_at_REMOVETHISfloydautomatic.co.uk)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:29:11 +0100

Hi Jacob,

Go back to Computer Management/Users then the User properties. Under the
Member Of tab, check the user is a member of the administrators group. You
can add the group from there.

You must be logged in as an administrator on the local machine to be able to
do this.

Regards

"Jacob(Sad helpdesk)" <Jacob(Sad helpdesk)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:A5D771D2-2D34-476D-9B9D-C62B42163FC3@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Terry for replying to my SOS
>
> I have actually done that but what i need is the user able to login to the
> domain and yet is the administrator of his PC.
>
> Reasons: 1. When user is using Outlook he will require to alter some of
the
> .dat file
> example: frmcrache.dat
>
> 2. User might need to install softwares from the server but
> they can't do
> that as they are not the admin of the PC.
>
> Thanks a lot man.
>
>
> "Terry" wrote:
>
> > Hi Jacob,
> > I had this as well, this is how I solved the issue:
> >
> > What you need to do is go to:
> >
> > Right click My Computer, choose the Advanced tab.
> >
> > Under User Profiles click the Settings button.
> >
> > In the User Profiles window, below the list of user accounts, you will
see
> > "To create new user accounts, open User Accounts in Control Panel. Click
the
> > underlined User Accounts in that line to open a User Accounts window in
> > which you will be able to create a new user.
> >
> > Choose Add, enter the user name and domain name (your Win 2003 server
domain
> > name), click next.
> >
> > Now you will like this, choose the level of access for your user. The
> > "other" selection will allow you to select administrator, it may already
be
> > showing. You may be prompted to enter an authorised domain user for
creating
> > new accounts, especially if you have used an administrator account only
> > known to the local machine. eg machine name is MYPC then a local account
> > will show as MYPC\jacob who is an administrator. After creating the new
> > account you will also see an account MYDOMAIN\jacob for example.
> >
> > When logging in you will now be given a choice to login to the local
> > machine, or the domain (assuming that the machine is now part of the
> > domain).
> >
> > If your machine is still part of an old workgroup you may wish to change
it
> > to be part of the domain to be able to take advantage of additional
> > benefits.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > "Jacob(Sad helpdesk)" <Jacob(Sad helpdesk)@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote
> > in message news:49226DCC-5B31-4E81-9ACA-84F814FC2F63@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi to all need some help on domain issues.
> > >
> > > My company start to roll out Win XP, and they also setup server 2003,
> > > whenever they login to the domain, they became the normal user of
their
> > PC,
> > > they can't install or edit some of the files in their PC error msg was
> > that
> > > they doesn't have the right to do that. I am the IT helpdesk in this
> > company
> > > and i had to work like hell to fix this issue. System engineer simply
say
> > it
> > > is the system setting.
> > >
> > > When a normal user login to Domain, they became the normal user on
their
> > > local PC, even i had set them as the administrator. Never had this
problem
> > > when they are using Win 98.
> > >
> > > Please help me on this issue.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advanced.
> > >
> > > Jacob(Sad helpdesk).
> >
> >
> >