admin help needed! please help!!

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A. Cowan

Hello, I'm running Windows XP Prof SP1 and im using the FAT file system, I
want to set up my user name to be an admin, and the rest of my family to be
normal limited users. I've done this via control panel, but I want to
configure their user options in more detail using the group policies editor
to disable things such as control panel access and certain folder access.
there's a few things i need help with!:

1.. How do i alter my account so that it is registered as full admin access,
and how do i alter theirs so they are registered as restricted?

2.. How do i change my setup so that the option i choose only makes changes
to their user accounts and not mine aswell (currently when i disable control
panel access it disables the access in my account also)

3.. Is there a way of locking them out of certain folders? As my disk isn't
formatted in NTFS, I can't use the normal encryption function, so I'm
wondering if theres another way to lock them out of my folders without
encrypting them

4. When I'm in control panel, managing users, trying to delete ANY users
pswrd, even if its my own, it won't let me, it brings up a msg dialog saying
'Windows cannot remove the password. Password and/or account policies
require the account to have a password.'. Any idea where I can find this
policy to turn it off? I'm pretty sure I didn't used to need a pswrd,
anytime I create a new account it now automatically has a default password
that just needs changed upon logon.

sorry about all the questions! any help greatly appreciated!
Alistair
 
Answers are below.

A. Cowan said:
Hello, I'm running Windows XP Prof SP1 and im using the FAT file system, I
want to set up my user name to be an admin, and the rest of my family to be
normal limited users. I've done this via control panel, but I want to
configure their user options in more detail using the group policies editor
to disable things such as control panel access and certain folder access.
there's a few things i need help with!:

1.. How do i alter my account so that it is registered as full admin access,
and how do i alter theirs so they are registered as restricted?
Click to expand...

Use usermanager and set their accounts members of the User Group and you as
a member of Administrators group.
Start, Run, lusrmgr.msc
2.. How do i change my setup so that the option i choose only makes changes
to their user accounts and not mine aswell (currently when i disable control
panel access it disables the access in my account also)
Click to expand...

You will not beable to edit policy without it affecting you. You can use
NTFS permissions though so that you can not be affected by the policy only
when you want to change the policy.
Please read article but you will need to convert to NTFS.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;274478
Article ID 274478
3.. Is there a way of locking them out of certain folders? As my disk isn't
formatted in NTFS, I can't use the normal encryption function, so I'm
wondering if theres another way to lock them out of my folders without
encrypting them
Click to expand...

Need NTFS
4. When I'm in control panel, managing users, trying to delete ANY users
pswrd, even if its my own, it won't let me, it brings up a msg dialog saying
'Windows cannot remove the password. Password and/or account policies
require the account to have a password.'. Any idea where I can find this
policy to turn it off? I'm pretty sure I didn't used to need a pswrd,
anytime I create a new account it now automatically has a default password
that just needs changed upon logon.
Click to expand...

Start, Run, Secpol.msc
 
If you want to go to ntfs you do not need to reformat your hard drive. you
can convert your file systems from fat to ntfs, with out loosing your data.
go to command prompt and type convert c: /fs:ntfs
 
sweet, should i do that within XP or restart the computer and enter command
prompt mode?

Thanks
Alistair
 
You do it in XP.
Do it from the Run command.

I believe you should also have a shortcut to do it in the START, PROGRAMS,
Accessories menu.

Jamie
 
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