Re: Sharing with Kids

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (x_at_x)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:32:44 -0500

"rickb" <rickb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EFF2181F-889D-4964-87C3-E9D745BC3544@microsoft.com...
> WinXP Pro; SP2; Workgroup Configuration
>
> I want my kids to share my desktop XP Pro computer with me (Administrator)
> and I want to restrict their access.
>
> I have:
> 1. Created a Limited User account for each child
> 2. Required a password for each to logon
> 3. Created a new group, "Kids", that I would make each a member of.
>
> My idea is to set specific permissions for the group "Kids" and assign
> each
> childs user account as a member of the "Kids" group. I have fully explored
> gpedit and can not find how to modify / set parameters ONLY for the group
> "Kids". I have read and read, and read and it still eludes me!
> HELP!!!!!!!
>

You can't find it, because its not designed to work like that in a workgroup
setting (i.e. without a domain managed by a server.)

Here's a workaround from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293655

By making them limited users, you are doing a pretty good job at ensuring
that they don't screw up the system. Personally, I don't see a huge amount
of value in locking down the GUI -- doing things like removing the Start-->
Run command or Control Panel applets -- because regular users are already
restricted from making any system-wide changes. Doing security through
interface restrictions is sort of a throwback to the Windows 9x days when
there was nothing better. Anyway that's my little speech on that, for what
its worth ;)

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