Setting up Power Users in XP Home

[Guest]

Can anyone tell me how to set up a Power User in XP Home (SP2)? I've looked
in Administrative Tools>Computer Management, but there's no "Local Users and
Groups" item like there is in XP Pro, and I can't find any other reference to
how this can be done. I'm trying to set up a POS system using Quickbooks,
but it requires the user to be in the Power Users or Administrators group in
order to run. I'm afraid to set up the user as an administrator, because
this system will be in an arts and crafts shop, run by a group of very old
and computer illiterate people, which could be disasterous if they have
administrative privileges.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Rob,

"Power Users", "Backup Operators" and "Replicator" groups do not exist in
Windows XP Home Edition. Any attempt to add the limited user to the "Power
Users" group (in XP Home Edition) using any other methods, may corrupt the
existing user account badly.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Can anyone tell me how to set up a Power User in XP Home (SP2)? I've looked
in Administrative Tools>Computer Management, but there's no "Local Users and
Groups" item like there is in XP Pro, and I can't find any other reference
to
how this can be done. I'm trying to set up a POS system using Quickbooks,
but it requires the user to be in the Power Users or Administrators group in
order to run. I'm afraid to set up the user as an administrator, because
this system will be in an arts and crafts shop, run by a group of very old
and computer illiterate people, which could be disasterous if they have
administrative privileges.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. That's what I sort of figured, but wanted to be sure.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome, Rob.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks. That's what I sort of figured, but wanted to be sure.