Re: Let Users Install Program?

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 09/17/05 

Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:36:56 -0500

Description of the Software Restriction Policies in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310791 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups
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"jb" wrote:
| Is there a way to use Group Policies to let users install a certain software 
| that we use for our company?  Right now, the users are in the User group.  I 
| don't want them to have more rights than that, except to let them install or 
| update a particular program.
| 
| Thanks.

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