Setting Specific Restrictions

[Guest]

I need to privide some specific restrictions on my son's computer, without
going to the restrictive extremes of a "limited account". Are there some
utilities I can install to accomplish such restrictions, or do I need to
change operating systems?

Restrictions needed on my son's account include: (1) no ability to
uninstall programs, or at least to uninstall certain programs. (2) no
abiltiy to delete or change files in the Windows folders, the program
folders, or in certain "Documents and Settings" folders. (3) no ability to
change these restrictions.

Currently, he is running XP Professional, and I have him on a "limited
account"
If necessary, I can set him up with another operating system, but I cannot
give him administrative access, and it is not working for us to leave him on
a limited account, the way it currently restricts him.

Thanks for your input.
Alden

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I need to privide some specific restrictions on my son's computer,
without going to the restrictive extremes of a "limited account".
Are there some utilities I can install to accomplish such
restrictions, or do I need to change operating systems?

Restrictions needed on my son's account include: (1) no ability to
uninstall programs, or at least to uninstall certain programs. (2)
no abiltiy to delete or change files in the Windows folders, the
program folders, or in certain "Documents and Settings" folders.
(3) no ability to change these restrictions.

Currently, he is running XP Professional, and I have him on a
"limited account"
If necessary, I can set him up with another operating system, but I
cannot give him administrative access, and it is not working for us
to leave him on a limited account, the way it currently restricts
him.

When working with account security - it is best to work from the most
limited security and grant ONLY what you need to grant. This prevents you
from giving too much power unintentionally.

What is it that your son *needs to be able to do* that he cannot with a
limited account? (A plain user account.) In most cases it turns out the
needs have more to do with the administrator's needs than the user's actual
needs.