Re: Un-restricting access to Add/Remote Programs

I didn't mention the OS because I thought that I had entered an XP Pro
specific forum.

The computer is a member of an Active Directory domain on our network.

I really am not sure what policy I changed as it was a very, very long time
ago and unfortunately I didn't document the steps I took because I didn't
expect to need to undo the steps and it was such a simple thing to do I
didn't realise that undoing the change would present any difficulty at all
and certainly didn't think that I'd have any difficulty asking in a Tech
Support forum for the steps to undo.

The Policy I believe I changed (I can't see any others it could be) is in
Security Options in Local Policy after choosing "Local Security Policy" in
Administrative Tools.

I do hope I have given you enough info to allow you to help me.

If not, for now it would help if I can find another way to remove Symantec
Client Security from the PC to allow my new Anti Virus software to update and
run. I guess I may need to call Symantec for an answer to this question .....

Regards,
Julia


"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

We need more details such as is this XP Home or XP Pro and if it is XP Pro
is the computer a member of an Active Directory domain? Also can you be more
specific about what you mean by administration policy as in do you mean
Local Security Policy, Group Policy, Software Restriction Policy, etc. Also
make sure the user that is installing/uninstalling the software is logged on
as a local administrator. If you believe it is Group Policy you can run the
command rsop.msc in the run box on the computer to see Group Policy settings
applied if you expand the folders shown in the report list.

Steve

"Jay/UK" <JayUK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:40F6654B-1B18-4832-886D-5A2C57CA848F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Over a year ago I used Windows XP Administration Policy to prevent my
users
adding programs to a home-used laptop - because it had been used to
install
un-authorised software.

I now need to undo what I did (laptop back at base) and cannot see the
option I enabled/disabled in the Administration Policy - I've looked
through
the list twice and still can't see it - I know I didn't do anything
complicated - just enabled/disabled and option and that's it !

Please can you help me find the option as I need to remove the anti-virus
software and replace it with our new software - and I can't !!

I will be very grateful for your help.

Regards,
Julia



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