Re: Windows 2000 User Settings

Thanks. Along with your link, I found this page:
http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/windows/win2k/win2kusers.html
and I've got most of what I need.

What I can't find is, where are the policies for installing programs and
ActiveX controls? Or is that what "act as part of the operating system" is?

Bill.



"John John" wrote...
If you restrict your privileges too much you will soon tire of the
constraints imposed by having a low permissions account. To make
matters worse some of the poorly designed software might not run too
well if you don't have elevated permissions. I certainly wouldn't want
to use a "personal" computer with any less than a Power User account.
Computers in corporate environments are a different matter, most users
should be kept to the lowest privileges possible. The information here
should answer some of your questions:

Default Access Control Settings in Windows 2000

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/maintain/security/secdefs.mspx

Don't forget to disable the Guest account, it's an unnecessary security
risk.

Bill wrote:

Thanks to both of you!

Can you comment on my strategy - that my main daily, working account
cannot install
programs?

I'm very new to Windows 2000, and I want to set this laptop up for
maximum stability.
How do you guys set up your Windows 2000 computers? How many, and what
types, of user
profiles do you set up?

Bill.



"Stubby" wrote...

In D&S there is a hidden profile named "default". This is copied to
each new user you create. You can also put things in "All Users".
These will appear in addition to what is in each user's private Profile.
Specifically, the Desktop is one file in a profile.


John John wrote:

Copy the Administrator user profile to user Bill. Search the Windows
Help files for "User Profiles" for more information.

Tip: You must have administrative privileges to copy profiles. You
cannot copy or delete a user profile that belongs to the currently
logged on user or any user whose profile is in use. Create a second
Administrator account then when logged on to the second Administrator
copy the profile from the other Administrator account to Bill's
account.

John

Bill wrote:

95% finished setting up my new Windows 2000 computer, all from the
Administrator
account. For safety's sake, I want my main daily work user account to
not be able to
install programs, so I created user "Bill"

Of course, when I log into that "Bill" account, it doesn't have the
desktop, startup
programs, etc. of the Administrator account.

How can I set up a Windows 2000 user account that has the same startup
and desktop
settings as my Administrator account?

Thanks!








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