Prevent users from installing Applications

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I am running a small 5 node office with a single Windows 2003 Active Domain
Controller and a mix of Windows 2000 Pro and XP Pro clients. Currently all
Domain Users are set as Admin on the local machines so they can run 2
applications that seem to require that right (Quick Books and TimeMatters).
The issue I am facing is that since they have the Local Admin rights they
are constantly installing other programs (Messenger Application
specifically).

Is there a way to allow them to run certain applications in elevated rights
or allow them local Admin rights and yet prevent software installation?

As for now I prevented certain .exe from running but some still sneak by.

Thanks,

Sean
 
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I am running a small 5 node office with a single Windows 2003 Active Domain
Controller and a mix of Windows 2000 Pro and XP Pro clients. Currently all
Domain Users are set as Admin on the local machines so they can run 2
applications that seem to require that right (Quick Books and TimeMatters).
The issue I am facing is that since they have the Local Admin rights they
are constantly installing other programs (Messenger Application
specifically).

Is there a way to allow them to run certain applications in elevated rights
or allow them local Admin rights and yet prevent software installation?

As for now I prevented certain .exe from running but some still sneak by.

Thanks,

Sean
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In a word Sean.. POLICIES. Check the settings on your
users and disable this ability in their policie settings
 
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