Limiting Icon Access to users in Vista

[Guest]

How do I as administrator limit access to certain work related program icons
to other(kid) users? Any help (e-mail address removed)

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Keep them within your own user profile and not in the public one. Or,
alternately, set permissions on the program folder. Or, use the parental
controls in the control panel to limit access.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[Saucy]

How do I as administrator limit access to certain work related program
icons
to other(kid) users? Any help (e-mail address removed)

Your account: administrators group status
Their account(s): standard users

You account: Password protected with a password they cannot guess, that you
keep secret, that your remember
Their account(s): passwords optional

From your account, run Parental Controls ( go to Control Panel ) and
configure monitoring of activity and restrictions on times and programs and
websites any which way you want.

Saucy

 

[Andrew McLaren]

How do I as administrator limit access to certain work related program
icons
to other(kid) users? Any help appreciated.......

The main built-in facility in Vista is Software Restriction Policies (SRP):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa940985.aspx

If your network is organised as a Windows Domain, you can combine SRP with
Group Policies on the Domain Controller:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/grouppolicy/default.mspx
.... for very extensive control of the users' environment. But Group Policies
or Windows domains aren't required, just to use SRP.

Hope it helps,

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

The main built-in facility in Vista is Software Restriction Policies
(SRP):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa940985.aspx

If your network is organised as a Windows Domain, you can combine SRP with
Group Policies on the Domain Controller:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/grouppolicy/default.mspx
... for very extensive control of the users' environment. But Group
Policies or Windows domains aren't required, just to use SRP.

The OP is likely to have a Home Premium computer though? Is this available
on versions without group policy?

ss.

 

[Andrew McLaren]

The OP is likely to have a Home Premium computer though? Is this

available on versions without group policy?

All the talk of "administrators" and "work related icons" made it sound (to
me) like a business scenario.

But you're right, of course ... Vista Home Edition has no SecPol.msc, no
Group Policies, and no Software Restriction Policies.

In that case, putting ACLs on the appropriate icons and/or EXEs would be the
workaround ... or else buy a "serious" version of Windows, such as Business
or Ultimate.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Andrew,

No policy editors, but the parental controls can still be used for this in
HP, though if this is truly a business scenario then getting the right
version for it certainly makes more sense, particularly if a domain is
involved.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com