how to grant limited xp userids a program?
I'm reinstalling XP on up a friend's machine which got hit by one of the worms that turn a machine into a zombie and downloads lots of nasties. I'm installing anti-spyware, -malware, and a really good firewall.
However after I got partway thru the installation, I added a new administrative account ("admin") and made her default account into a limited account, then continued install those utilities; the utilities after that don't show up in her account.
Reading the only MS knowledge base article I could find, I followed it's suggestion and turn her account back into an admin account--those programs still don't show!
Anyone know how this is usually done? Something like, uninstall them, then reinstall them? And if so, should I be sure to install them using the future-limited account, then make the account limited? Or can I install them in the "admin" account as long as her account is still admin, then make hers limited?
Or is there a better way I just don't know about--I seem to remember something in W2K like going into one account's configuration settings, finding the directory tree for the application, and copying those files into another user's account--anyone know if this is right?
Thanks, all comments and info much appreciated!
I'm reinstalling XP on up a friend's machine which got hit by one of the worms that turn a machine into a zombie and downloads lots of nasties. I'm installing anti-spyware, -malware, and a really good firewall.
However after I got partway thru the installation, I added a new administrative account ("admin") and made her default account into a limited account, then continued install those utilities; the utilities after that don't show up in her account.
Reading the only MS knowledge base article I could find, I followed it's suggestion and turn her account back into an admin account--those programs still don't show!
Anyone know how this is usually done? Something like, uninstall them, then reinstall them? And if so, should I be sure to install them using the future-limited account, then make the account limited? Or can I install them in the "admin" account as long as her account is still admin, then make hers limited?
Or is there a better way I just don't know about--I seem to remember something in W2K like going into one account's configuration settings, finding the directory tree for the application, and copying those files into another user's account--anyone know if this is right?
Thanks, all comments and info much appreciated!
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