Guest account: JVM and power options

[Guest]

I'm having trouble with my guest account.
The power options under advances are greyed out and do not match those as
selected in the admistrator account.
Some web sites don't function properly and act as if JVM is not installed,
although it is.
Can I log into the guest acct as an administrator? How?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Can I log into the guest acct as an administrator? How?

No, you can't. By design, this account is very limited and has no access to
controls over system settings.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

But shouldn't the power settings on the guest acct match those of the
administrator acct? Something must not be working correctly. And the issue
about the website is a new one - it worked last year. Is it a new security
feature?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

But shouldn't the power settings on the guest acct match those of the
administrator acct?

No, not necessarily. Particularly if part of PM requires control over a
background process. The guest account would not have access to that.

Something must not be working correctly. And the issue
about the website is a new one - it worked last year. Is it a new
security
feature?

Many things have been locked down in the past year, particularly the ability
of plug-ins for IE to act autonomously.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info!
I would imagine that the power management settings, even if the guest does
not have permission to change them, would get it's setting from how it is set
in the other (administrative) user acct. Specifically, as the administrator,
I have the machine set to "do nothing" when I close the lid. However, the
guest account sets itself to "go on standby" when the lid is shut. This is
what I find strange.
(I use the guest account during the summer when I'm working out of state and
am housed with other colleagues who don't have computers - that way I can
leave my computer on and they can easily access email whether or not I am
here.)

 

[Steve N.]

Thanks for the info!
I would imagine that the power management settings, even if the guest does
not have permission to change them, would get it's setting from how it is set
in the other (administrative) user acct. Specifically, as the administrator,
I have the machine set to "do nothing" when I close the lid. However, the
guest account sets itself to "go on standby" when the lid is shut. This is
what I find strange.
(I use the guest account during the summer when I'm working out of state and
am housed with other colleagues who don't have computers - that way I can
leave my computer on and they can easily access email whether or not I am
here.)

Do not use the Guest account. Create another limited user account for
that purpose instead. The Guest account is a system account and has more
rights than a limited account does.

Steve