How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without making
them an administrator on the local machine.

> How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without
> making them an administrator on the local machine.

Make th em a Power User or some other subset.

Limited user accounts should be able to change display resolutions. I have
no problem changing my resolution and I don't have admin permissions. Btw,
I'm using XP Pro. What's yours?

"AllenM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without
> making them an administrator on the local machine.
>

Forget what I said.
It's "DPI" settings, not display resolution.
My bad, sorry.

"John" <a> wrote in message news:eL$Ejw$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Limited user accounts should be able to change display resolutions. I have
> no problem changing my resolution and I don't have admin permissions. Btw,
> I'm using XP Pro. What's yours?
>
> "AllenM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without
>> making them an administrator on the local machine.
>>
>
>

AllenM wrote:
> How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without making
> them an administrator on the local machine.
>
>


You don't need to do anything. Unfortunately, normal (i.e., limited)
users can change the display settings. Unfortunately, this leads to
many blank displays and/or monitor "Out of Range" errors when uneducated
users pick display settings beyond the monitor's capabilities.


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I need them to be able to change the DPI settings.


"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)3t> wrote in message
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> AllenM wrote:
>> How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without
>> making them an administrator on the local machine.
>
>
> You don't need to do anything. Unfortunately, normal (i.e., limited)
> users can change the display settings. Unfortunately, this leads to many
> blank displays and/or monitor "Out of Range" errors when uneducated users
> pick display settings beyond the monitor's capabilities.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot

Won't work. Tried it. I need them to be able to change the DPI settings.

"Twayne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> How can I allow a user to change their display settings (dpi) without
>> making them an administrator on the local machine.
>
> Make th em a Power User or some other subset.
>