Promoting an user to a power user

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Mitja said:
Can anyone explain me how to move/promote a user to a power user?

Thanks.
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You need XP Pro for this - and it's in control panel, administrative tools,
computer management - users/groups, properties of power users group, add.

XP Home doesn't offer this AFAIK.
 
I have Windows XP with SP2. Can you please explain me step-by-step how to do
this or give me a link with instructions. Do I have to remove a user from
the users group and then create a new user in power users group, or add an
existing user to power users group and then deleted him/her from users group.

Thanks.
 
Mitja said:
I have Windows XP with SP2. Can you please explain me step-by-step how to
do
this or give me a link with instructions. Do I have to remove a user from
the users group and then create a new user in power users group, or add an
existing user to power users group and then deleted him/her from users
group.

Thanks.
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If you have XP Pro (you still haven't specified)...

Just add the user to the Power Users group. That's it. Leave them in the
Users group.
 
OK. I added a user and now have the same user in the user group and power
user group. Do I have to delete the this user from the user group?
 
Mitja said:
OK. I added a user and now have the same user in the user group and
power user group. Do I have to delete the this user from the user
group?
No...
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Thanks for help. Correct me if I'm wrong but in Windows XP Pro a user can be
member of more groups. Until now I thought that a user can be member of a
single group, because of the "Change my account type" option under User
Account in Control Panel, which allows to switch between Computer
administrator and limited account.

I have just another questions: If for example an user is member of
Administrators group and Users group, how could I switch between them? Do I
have to set up a different password - one for Administrator account and one
for Users account? How are the files, settings stored in this case?

Again thanks for your help.

Mitja
 
Mitja said:
Thanks for help. Correct me if I'm wrong but in Windows XP Pro a user can be
member of more groups. Until now I thought that a user can be member of a
single group, because of the "Change my account type" option under User
Account in Control Panel, which allows to switch between Computer
administrator and limited account.

I have just another questions: If for example an user is member of
Administrators group and Users group, how could I switch between them?
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Hi

You can't, because it is still only one user account. The group
memberships just governs what access rights the account will get.
If you are member of several groups, you just get the sum of the
access rights.

As the Administrators group includes all the rights that the
Users group have, it doesn't matter if you are a member of the
Users group or not.
 
Torgeir Bakken (MVP) said:
As the Administrators group includes all the rights that the
Users group have, it doesn't matter if you are a member of the
Users group or not.
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So, can I (=would you recommend) delete an user from the User group after I
added him/her to the Power user group? I just don't want to lose any user's
files, settings after this "promoting" procedure.

Mitja
 
Mitja said:
So, can I (=would you recommend) delete an user from the User group
after I added him/her to the Power user group? I just don't want to
lose any user's files, settings after this "promoting" procedure.
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Hi

It's up to you, there will be no difference any way.
 
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