Change control panel settings for user on domain if they dont have permission

[Jack B. Pollack]

Windows XP Pro SP3 - Joined to a domain.

Want to change the hard sleep timeout on a computer for a user that has
standard users permissions and am told that I dont have permission to change
this. Changing the admin HD timeout does not change the user. If I run
control panel as admin (from within the user account) it changes the admin
timeout. not the user.

How can I adjust this for user without elevating permissions?

Thanks

 

[John John - MVP]

Windows XP Pro SP3 - Joined to a domain.

Want to change the hard sleep timeout on a computer for a user that has
standard users permissions and am told that I dont have permission to change
this. Changing the admin HD timeout does not change the user. If I run
control panel as admin (from within the user account) it changes the admin
timeout. not the user.

How can I adjust this for user without elevating permissions?

Temporarilly elevate the user rights to administrator, logon to the user
account and make the change in the power setting then demote the user
rights back to regular user.

John

 

[Jack B. Pollack]

I was hoping there was a more elegant way.

Temporarilly elevate the user rights to administrator, logon to the user
account and make the change in the power setting then demote the user
rights back to regular user.

John

 

[John John - MVP]

You can do it in your domain group policies.

John

 

[Jack B. Pollack]

thanks

You can do it in your domain group policies.

John

 

[John John - MVP]

You're welcome. Another way to do it is to give the user adequate
permissions on
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Controls
Folder\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies then the user will be able to change the
settings at will.

John