Default user permissions

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Michael West

Hello

My question pertains to Windows XP Home SP2.

Using the Security tab in Safe mode, I've fiddled
around with various user permissions settings just
to see how they work (I'm the only user). Now
I would like to set everything back to the out-of-the
box settings, and I don't remember what they were.

How can I get back to where I started?

Also, in XP Home is there a preloaded definition
for "Power User"?

Thanks.

MW
 
Michael West said:
Hello

My question pertains to Windows XP Home SP2.

Using the Security tab in Safe mode, I've fiddled
around with various user permissions settings just
to see how they work (I'm the only user). Now
I would like to set everything back to the out-of-the
box settings, and I don't remember what they were.

How can I get back to where I started?

Also, in XP Home is there a preloaded definition
for "Power User"?

Thanks.

MW
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The Power User group doesn't exist in XP Home.

To reset all security settings, you can look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313222

The command secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db
secsetup.sdb /areas FILESTORE /verbose should do it... but I'm not sure if
this will work on XP Home (it may be available on XP Pro only.)


Hope this helps...
 
Colin said:
The Power User group doesn't exist in XP Home.

To reset all security settings, you can look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313222

The command secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db
secsetup.sdb /areas FILESTORE /verbose should do it... but I'm not sure if
this will work on XP Home (it may be available on XP Pro only.)
Click to expand...


Nope, XP Home tells me it doesn't know that
command from a hole in the ground.

Thanks anyway.
 
Michael said:
Nope, XP Home tells me it doesn't know that
command from a hole in the ground.
Click to expand...

Although XP Home doesn't give you many options for fine-tuning
permissions, MVP Doug Knox has written a Security Console which can
help. Get his application at http://www.dougknox.com.

Malke
 
Secedit.exe (Windows Security Configuration Editor Command Tool) doesn't
come with XP Home. Secedit.exe is used with security templates and Group
Policy. Group Policy doesn't come with XP Home either.
 
slobizman said:
I too have a permissions problem with XP Home SP2. One of my
computers is not letting my admin users run Quickbooks Pro 2005. I've
installed it under an Admin and try running it under an Admin. It
tells me:

\"USER ACCESS RIGHTS PROBLEM: Must have power user or Administrator
group rights...\"

I've tried everything I can think of, and have even reinstalled in
place XP Home SP2. I can install and run it on other computers.

Someone pointed me to this forum/thread. I was excited when I heard
about SECEDIT, until I realized it was only in XP Pro.

I looked at Doug Knox's site, specifically at the Security Console. I
wasn't sure that the Security Console would fix whatever my problem
is.
Do you think it will? I really need to just reset the whole
permissions system back to where it is supposed to be, not just fix it
user-by-user, as each new admin user I create has the same problem.

I'm going nuts, having spent the entire weekend on this. Any help is
really appreciated!!!!
Click to expand...
This is an issue with QuickBooks. Contact Intuit or look on their
website for a workaround or instructions on how to get their (badly
written) software to work with XP. Intuit has known about this issue
for a long time. Perhaps they've put a patch on their website.

Malke
 
It appears that is not only inituit with difficulties because I get similar
situation with installing Adobe photoshop album on my machine. Any better
ideas?
 
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