restricting access by users to O.S.

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Joe

I would like to make some computers available to some kids with social
problems and I would like to restrict their access to everything including
whether they can install something on the computer, whether they can change
the wallpaper, or the local hard disk etc without using a domain. Is this
possible? If yes can you tell me what I'll need to learn or do to make it
happen?
Also, I would like to know if it's possible to setup something like a
mandatory profile on a machine without using a domain.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
 
Hello Joe,

What you need to learn is Local Group Policy and NTFS file pernissions. You can pretty much lock the
machine down with this. The Group Policy can be set by going to Start/Run/mmc and adding the Group
Policy snap-in to the console.

Hope this gives you a good starting point
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Thanks David, the Group Policy editor from the mmc is quite helpful.
Cheers!

Joe


David Hancock said:
Hello Joe,

What you need to learn is Local Group Policy and NTFS file pernissions. You can pretty much lock the
machine down with this. The Group Policy can be set by going to
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Start/Run/mmc and adding the Group
Policy snap-in to the console.

Hope this gives you a good starting point
****************************************************************************
*

David Hancock [MSFT]
Microsoft Server Setup Team

Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/directory

Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp

See the Windows NT Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/

NOTE: Please reply to the newsgroup and not directly to me. This allows
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This posting is provided "AS IS" without warranty either expressed or
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