Re: Chenge from Administrator to Power user

Why do you need to change a user from administrator to Power User? It buys
you almost nothing from a security perspective. A Power User is just an
administrator that has not made himself an administrator yet. If anything
you need to change it to a regular user.

More than likely the creator/owner on the user's profile is listed as
"Administrators" not the user account. The Files and Settings Transfer
Wizard is the easiest way to more the profile.

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"Juan" <soyquiensoy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eVSytODGGHA.2300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> The best way is to create a new power user account... you can migrate the
> administrator account files and settings to the power user account by
> means
> of the Transference Assistant in Start\Programs\Accessories\System
> Tools\Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. And/or you may need to modify
> the
> Security Permissions to access the administrator files by the power user
> but
> that poses no real problem, if the problem should appear, you can read how
> to
> modify the security permissions in the KB 308418 and 308419 articles.
>
> How To Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard By Using the Windows XP
> CD-ROM
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306186/en
>
> How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a wizard disk in
> Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306187/en-us
>
> List of Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated When You Use the Files and
> Settings Transfer Wizard
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304903/en-us
>
> How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and
> folders in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308419/en-us
>
> How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us
>
> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us
>
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> "Oiprox" <aev@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
> news:35FF2481-16E8-4634-B82F-7C4E8C8FEF34@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Hello Everyone!
>> I need to change a user rights from Administrator to Power user but when
>> I
>> do it - the system after logging off and On says that it cannot access
>> the
>> Desktop folder - and the best part of user settings get corrupted!
>> When I return the rights of Administrator - everything is OK!
>> What is the best and 100% way of changing rights from Admin to PU?
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Oiprox
>
>
>
>


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