adding power user rights when computer is in a workgroup

[Lynn]

I found a KB article about 2 years ago that described a registry edit to
enable the Power Users group/rights when an XP Pro install is a member of a
workgroup (as in standalone home install). I've searched for hours and can't
find it again - anyone know what that article is or what I need to edit in
registry? Thanks!

 

[Tim Meddick]

It's not a matter of "giving" rights to Power Users.

What you CAN do is, "upgrade" an existing normal (limited) user to Power User by
making that user a member of the "Power Users" group.

You will find more information on "Users" and "Groups" if you type the following into
the "Run" box :

lusrmgr.msc

....and press [ok]

You can add current users on your system to the "Power Users" group - thereby
upgrading their user-rights, from here.

You can also press on the Help > Help Topics from the top menu to see more help on
the subject.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[Lynn]

Tim, thanks for the reply. Think my new spam service blocked the
notification back to me, sorry for the delay in replying. I am quite
familiar with adding users to groups, and with granting/denying users and/or
groups file/share rights and access. However, when the computer is a member
of a workgroup and not of a domain, there is no "Power users" group to make
the user a member of, only choices are Admin or Limited user. That's what I'm
trying to remedy. There is a MS KB article on how to edit the registry to add
the Power Users group when in a workgroup setting. I'm trying to find my way
back to that article.

It's not a matter of "giving" rights to Power Users.

What you CAN do is, "upgrade" an existing normal (limited) user to Power User by
making that user a member of the "Power Users" group.

You will find more information on "Users" and "Groups" if you type the following into
the "Run" box :

lusrmgr.msc

....and press [ok]

You can add current users on your system to the "Power Users" group - thereby
upgrading their user-rights, from here.

You can also press on the Help > Help Topics from the top menu to see more help on
the subject.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

I found a KB article about 2 years ago that described a registry edit to
enable the Power Users group/rights when an XP Pro install is a member of a
workgroup (as in standalone home install). I've searched for hours and can't
find it again - anyone know what that article is or what I need to edit in
registry? Thanks!

 

[John John - MVP]

I'm quite sure you have a Power Users group, if you are running XP Pro
I'm sure you do. Open a Command Prompt and issue the following command
to find out more:

net localgroup

To change the user's group membership you can use the Local Users and
Groups Snap-in, to launch the snap-in enter the following in the Start
menu Run box:

lusrmgr.msc

John

Tim, thanks for the reply. Think my new spam service blocked the
notification back to me, sorry for the delay in replying. I am quite
familiar with adding users to groups, and with granting/denying users and/or
groups file/share rights and access. However, when the computer is a member
of a workgroup and not of a domain, there is no "Power users" group to make
the user a member of, only choices are Admin or Limited user. That's what I'm
trying to remedy. There is a MS KB article on how to edit the registry to add
the Power Users group when in a workgroup setting. I'm trying to find my way
back to that article.

It's not a matter of "giving" rights to Power Users.

What you CAN do is, "upgrade" an existing normal (limited) user to Power User by
making that user a member of the "Power Users" group.

You will find more information on "Users" and "Groups" if you type the following into
the "Run" box :

lusrmgr.msc

....and press [ok]

You can add current users on your system to the "Power Users" group - thereby
upgrading their user-rights, from here.

You can also press on the Help > Help Topics from the top menu to see more help on
the subject.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

I found a KB article about 2 years ago that described a registry edit to
enable the Power Users group/rights when an XP Pro install is a member of a
workgroup (as in standalone home install). I've searched for hours and can't
find it again - anyone know what that article is or what I need to edit in
registry? Thanks!

 

[Lynn]

All I know is that we DID NOT have a PU group when we first received this
computer from custom build shop. I have to format/reinstall XP, trying to
find same article I used last time. Guess I'll just have to wait and see if
PU group exists after I do install.

I'm quite sure you have a Power Users group, if you are running XP Pro
I'm sure you do. Open a Command Prompt and issue the following command
to find out more:

net localgroup

To change the user's group membership you can use the Local Users and
Groups Snap-in, to launch the snap-in enter the following in the Start
menu Run box:

lusrmgr.msc

John

Tim, thanks for the reply. Think my new spam service blocked the
notification back to me, sorry for the delay in replying. I am quite
familiar with adding users to groups, and with granting/denying users and/or
groups file/share rights and access. However, when the computer is a member
of a workgroup and not of a domain, there is no "Power users" group to make
the user a member of, only choices are Admin or Limited user. That's what I'm
trying to remedy. There is a MS KB article on how to edit the registry to add
the Power Users group when in a workgroup setting. I'm trying to find my way
back to that article.

It's not a matter of "giving" rights to Power Users.

What you CAN do is, "upgrade" an existing normal (limited) user to Power User by
making that user a member of the "Power Users" group.

You will find more information on "Users" and "Groups" if you type the following into
the "Run" box :

lusrmgr.msc

....and press [ok]

You can add current users on your system to the "Power Users" group - thereby
upgrading their user-rights, from here.

You can also press on the Help > Help Topics from the top menu to see more help on
the subject.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.




I found a KB article about 2 years ago that described a registry edit to
enable the Power Users group/rights when an XP Pro install is a member of a
workgroup (as in standalone home install). I've searched for hours and can't
find it again - anyone know what that article is or what I need to edit in
registry? Thanks!

 

[John John - MVP]

Well, as with all built-in accounts, the Power Users group cannot be
deleted so I'm not sure why you weren't seeing it.

John

All I know is that we DID NOT have a PU group when we first received this
computer from custom build shop. I have to format/reinstall XP, trying to
find same article I used last time. Guess I'll just have to wait and see if
PU group exists after I do install.

I'm quite sure you have a Power Users group, if you are running XP Pro
I'm sure you do. Open a Command Prompt and issue the following command
to find out more:

net localgroup

To change the user's group membership you can use the Local Users and
Groups Snap-in, to launch the snap-in enter the following in the Start
menu Run box:

lusrmgr.msc

John

Tim, thanks for the reply. Think my new spam service blocked the
notification back to me, sorry for the delay in replying. I am quite
familiar with adding users to groups, and with granting/denying users and/or
groups file/share rights and access. However, when the computer is a member
of a workgroup and not of a domain, there is no "Power users" group to make
the user a member of, only choices are Admin or Limited user. That's what I'm
trying to remedy. There is a MS KB article on how to edit the registry to add
the Power Users group when in a workgroup setting. I'm trying to find my way
back to that article.

:

It's not a matter of "giving" rights to Power Users.

What you CAN do is, "upgrade" an existing normal (limited) user to Power User by
making that user a member of the "Power Users" group.

You will find more information on "Users" and "Groups" if you type the following into
the "Run" box :

lusrmgr.msc

....and press [ok]

You can add current users on your system to the "Power Users" group - thereby
upgrading their user-rights, from here.

You can also press on the Help > Help Topics from the top menu to see more help on
the subject.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.




I found a KB article about 2 years ago that described a registry edit to
enable the Power Users group/rights when an XP Pro install is a member of a
workgroup (as in standalone home install). I've searched for hours and can't
find it again - anyone know what that article is or what I need to edit in
registry? Thanks!

 

[Lynn]

Update - finally got system rebuilt this past weekend after family medical
issues allowed time. Computer is stand-alone and set up as member of
Workgroup. When creating users through the User Accounts applet in Control
Panel, the only user types available are Administrator and Limited User.
HOWEVER, when going through Computer Management/Local Users & Groups, the
Power User group is there and available to add local users to. Users added to
this group show up as 'unknown user type' in Control Panel/Users. I had found
a KB article 2 years ago which listed a registry edit to add the Power User
(displayed as Unknown User Type) to the Users applet in Control Panel. I
still haven't found the article or registry hack anywhere. If computer had
been member of a domain, Power User would have displayed as the Standard User
type for user Group Membership. Sometimes I think MS goes out of its way to
make things more difficult for users...

Well, as with all built-in accounts, the Power Users group cannot be
deleted so I'm not sure why you weren't seeing it.

John

All I know is that we DID NOT have a PU group when we first received this
computer from custom build shop. I have to format/reinstall XP, trying to
find same article I used last time. Guess I'll just have to wait and see if
PU group exists after I do install.

I'm quite sure you have a Power Users group, if you are running XP Pro
I'm sure you do. Open a Command Prompt and issue the following command
to find out more:

net localgroup

To change the user's group membership you can use the Local Users and
Groups Snap-in, to launch the snap-in enter the following in the Start
menu Run box:

lusrmgr.msc

John

Lynn wrote:
Tim, thanks for the reply. Think my new spam service blocked the
notification back to me, sorry for the delay in replying. I am quite
familiar with adding users to groups, and with granting/denying users and/or
groups file/share rights and access. However, when the computer is a member
of a workgroup and not of a domain, there is no "Power users" group to make
the user a member of, only choices are Admin or Limited user. That's what I'm
trying to remedy. There is a MS KB article on how to edit the registry to add
the Power Users group when in a workgroup setting. I'm trying to find my way
back to that article.

:

It's not a matter of "giving" rights to Power Users.

What you CAN do is, "upgrade" an existing normal (limited) user to Power User by
making that user a member of the "Power Users" group.

You will find more information on "Users" and "Groups" if you type the following into
the "Run" box :

lusrmgr.msc

....and press [ok]

You can add current users on your system to the "Power Users" group - thereby
upgrading their user-rights, from here.

You can also press on the Help > Help Topics from the top menu to see more help on
the subject.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.




I found a KB article about 2 years ago that described a registry edit to
enable the Power Users group/rights when an XP Pro install is a member of a
workgroup (as in standalone home install). I've searched for hours and can't
find it again - anyone know what that article is or what I need to edit in
registry? Thanks!