Re: How do i create/make Power Users in Windows XP Home?

From: NeoSadist (neosad1st_at_charter.net)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:03:20 +0000

Malke wrote:

> NeoSadist wrote:
>
>> To Whom It May Concern:
>>
>> I want my users to be Power Users, but I cannot do this with Windows
>> XP
>> Home like I can with Windows XP Pro. Is there any way around this?
>>
>> NeoSadist
>
> No. Home does not provide the same level of system control that Pro
> does. You can look at Doug Knox's Security Console to see if it will
> provide some of the features you need. Get it at his site
> www.dougknox.com. Otherwise, you will need to upgrade to Pro Edition.
>
> Malke

What I need is Win XP Home SP 2 to work properly on a per-user basis without
giving people administrator rights (which is similar to suicide when using
IE to browse the internet, which I don't do, but still....)
Any clue if there is a registry entry or file somewhere for what user group
someone belongs to and/or if it can be hacked (if Power User group still is
understood by xp home) ? 

-- 
"The algorithm to do that is extremely nasty.  You might want to mug
someone with it."
  -- M. Devine, Computer Science 340

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