Limiting Users Access

Is there a way in Windows XP and ME to limit users access to other drives,
control panel, etc. or do I have to buy an application off the web?

If it is available to do in windows, how do I learn how to do this?

Neal wrote:
> Is there a way in Windows XP and ME to limit users access to other drives,
> control panel, etc. or do I have to buy an application off the web?
>
> If it is available to do in windows, how do I learn how to do this?

In Windows ME, no. In XP, it depends on whether you have XP Pro or Home.
See this for XP:

a. If you have XP Pro, you can set user permissions/restrictions with
Group Policy (Start>Run>gpedit.msc [enter]) but be careful. Using the
Policy Editor can be tricksy. Questions about Group Policy should be
posted in its newsgroup: microsoft.public.windows.group_policy.

b. If you have XP Home, you can use MVP Doug Knox's Security Console or
the MS Shared Computer Toolkit. The Toolkit can also be used in XP Pro
and may be easier for a newbie than using Group Policies.

http://www.dougknox.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ss/default.mspx
microsoft.public.windows.sharedaccess - Toolkit newsgroup


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