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Old 11-09-2007, 11:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
Default Change limited user rights

My son works with a pc with a limited account, because with the parental
control I switch on the time limit so he can not use his PC at night.
But I want to allow him to install or uninstall programs which is not
allowed with a limited user account.
How can I change this?

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Old 11-09-2007, 03:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Erik wrote:
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> My son works with a pc with a limited account, because with the parental
> control I switch on the time limit so he can not use his PC at night.
> But I want to allow him to install or uninstall programs which is not
> allowed with a limited user account.
> How can I change this?
>

Limited Users cannot install software. Grant him administrative
privileges. Of course, that will also enable him to negate any other
restrictions you've placed on his account, but if you can trust him to
safely and wisely install and uninstall programs, that shouldn't matter.


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Old 11-09-2007, 05:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Erik

I agree with Bruce.

You only have 2 choices.

1. He must ask you if he wants any programs installed and you must install
them to his account using your administrator privileges.

2. You trust him not to make a mistake and install something that can harm
the system.

In the second case, you would need to give him your administrator password,
which would negate any settings in parental controls, since he could also
make changes to those controls.

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> My son works with a pc with a limited account, because with the parental
> control I switch on the time limit so he can not use his PC at night.
> But I want to allow him to install or uninstall programs which is not
> allowed with a limited user account.
> How can I change this?
>
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Old 11-09-2007, 08:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks both for your answer.

Erik



"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
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> Erik
>
> I agree with Bruce.
>
> You only have 2 choices.
>
> 1. He must ask you if he wants any programs installed and you must install
> them to his account using your administrator privileges.
>
> 2. You trust him not to make a mistake and install something that can harm
> the system.
>
> In the second case, you would need to give him your administrator password,
> which would negate any settings in parental controls, since he could also
> make changes to those controls.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Erik" <Erik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:72F03169-91B4-4808-B5BC-874892F86200@microsoft.com...
Quote:
> > My son works with a pc with a limited account, because with the parental
> > control I switch on the time limit so he can not use his PC at night.
> > But I want to allow him to install or uninstall programs which is not
> > allowed with a limited user account.
> > How can I change this?
> >
>
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