Limited User Accounts but with Admin. restrictions. Is It Possible

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Hi there,

I have service engineers on the road with lap top computers. I wish them to
have limited accounts, but some of the software they need to run must have
admin rights. I do not want them to have admin rights as rubbish then gets
installed on these and thus increases the risks of a virus etc. getting on to
our serve when they come into the office. How can I give them the access but
still have limited accounts. Any help would be greatley appreciated.
 
If running XP Home you need to do this from safe mode...But I take it
your running pro.

In admin mode find the program folder (or program files within the folder,
if you know which ones may be modified at runtime).......right click
properties
security. Under "Group or user names" add your users and below under
Click to expand...
permissions give the user the level of access you require.

Regards
DaViD
 
Hi David,

I am running Xp Pro SP2. When I right click on the folder the only tabs I
get is general, sharing & customise. Sharing will only allow me to share
these in the shared folder, which is no good.

This is where I get confused. I was ablt to do what you suggested in win2K.
Any additional ideas.

Paul................
 
If you in admin mode you can , or should be able to access the security
setting as stated below or via sharing & security which should lead you
to the same with a right click of the mouse............


To get the lab back go to control panel folder options > view and go to the
bottom
of the list and untick Use simple file staring (recommeded) > apply.

The securty tab will then appear

DaViD
 
You need to understand that most applications were not designed for a
multi-user environment or even a limited user environment. Often, the only
way to deal with this is to temporarily change the account from Limited to
Administrator, install the application in that user account after which you
can return the account to its Limited status.
 
See above replies.plz
You need to understand that most applications were not designed for a
multi-user environment or even a limited user environment. Often,
the only way to deal with this is to temporarily change the account
from Limited to Administrator, install the application in that user
account after which you can return the account to its Limited status.
Click to expand...
 
My reply was not to you it was to the OP. I should also have pointed out to
him, the reason he can't find the security tab is apparently he has Simple
File Sharing turned on. Something you failed to note to him. To Paul, you
can turn off Simple File Sharing by opening Explorer, go to Tools, select
Folder Options, go to the View tab, scroll to the bottom of the list and
remove the check from Use Simple File sharing and click apply.

David, while the rest of your points are well taken, depending upon the
application, often changes on the security tab won't make a difference, the
application will still remain inaccessible. Hence, usually, the easiest way
to resolve the issue is to temporarily change the user account to
Administrator, install the application in that user account and then return
the account to its limited status. Occasionally, the application simply
won't run from a limited account but for the most part, I've found once the
application is specifically installed in the user account under admin, once
returned to its limited status it will continue to be accessible under
limited status.
 
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