Re: Delete all Passwords?

From: Xavier57 (Xavier57_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:57:02 -0800

The students are making themselves "Administrators", just by logging into
safe mode and creating new "Administrator" accounts with their own passwords,
deleting accounts, etc...a complete mess!!!! Is there any way to stop the
possibility of logging into safe mode and create new accounts?

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Sounds like they are all Administrators.
> Any Administrator can do and undo anything any Administrator can do.
> Most likely the students should be all Limited Users.
>
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> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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> "Xavier57" <Xavier57@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E3281C78-3FB8-412D-A69D-852B7B37D3E9@microsoft.com...
> > Is there any way I can make it impossible to create passwords and user
> > accounts on a computer with Wiindows XP Home Edition? Here we are at an
> > Academic institution and the instructor is having a hard time because some
> > students keep creating new account and changing passwords, even locking
> > the
> > computer! Any Ideas? Thanks
>
>
>

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