Local Administrator - Power User Differences

[Billybob Thorton]

Is there somewhere on the Microsoft site that lists the
side-by-side differences of an administrator vs. power
user on a desktop PC. I believe that the differences are
just that an administrator can change security settings --
meaning that a power user can still modify the same
files and write to the same parts of the registry, just
can't change user access. Does Microsoft list the
differences somewhere?

If this is the case, regarding to Power Users being able
to write to the registry and modify the same files, why
do some third party apps not allow you to install unless
you are an administrator? Does it not even look at the
power users group?

Thanks....

 

[Walter Schulz]

Is there somewhere on the Microsoft site that lists the
side-by-side differences of an administrator vs. power
user on a desktop PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/security/secdefs.asp

Ciao, Walter