Re: Need help setting up a new identity
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:16:41 -0700
Good luck.
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Vance McAlister" <v.mcalister@ejgd.com> wrote in message news:OH9IdjmoEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Great! I will try this and let you know how it goes. > > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in > message news:ekjJBvcoEHA.2864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> Well, you could try simply making a user a limited account and not >> install >> the application in that user account. However, some applications might >> still be accessible so you'd have to test. The next layer of security >> you >> could employ would be to try to use file ownership to keep them from >> initializing the application. >> >> If you understand how to take ownership, you might be able to use the >> procedure to block ownership by not having the user listed on the >> security >> tab but understand, in Home Edition, this is a bit of a convoluted > procedure >> as follows: >> >> These are the instructions for taking ownership of a file in XP Home >> Edition: >> >> XP-Home >> >> Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple > File >> Sharing" at system level. >> >> However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and start >> hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the >> options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the > administrator's >> password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the >> machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a >> password during setup. >> >> If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press >> enter. >> >> Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll to >> the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing" deselect > it >> and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a > change, >> move on to the next step. >> >> Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the Security >> tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was > logged >> on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply and >> ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the name > of >> the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything >> in >> the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection: >> "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well. >> >> Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files > when >> you log back on as that user. >> >> -- >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP >> Windows Shell/User >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >> "Vance McAlister" <v.mcalister@ejgd.com> wrote in message >> news:u2W%23LicoEHA.260@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> > Thank you very much for your help. I have printed this out already. >> > The >> > problem I see is that we are using XP Home on that machine. Is there > any >> > way to limit access with Home? >> > >> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote >> > in >> > message news:%23ZvL1yaoEHA.2864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> >> I assume by identities you mean you wish to create new users. Open >> > Control >> >> Panel, open User Accounts, click "Create a new account" and follow the >> >> screen. Note, if these accounts are to be password protected, when >> >> you >> >> finish creating the account, in the left frame there should be a link >> > about >> >> protecting your computer from lost passwords, use that and follow the >> >> instructions for creating a password reset disk. >> >> >> >> As to the access issue, you will need to use the Group Profile Editor: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307882 >> >> >> >> Note, the Group Profile Editor is only available in XP Pro and is not >> >> available in XP Home Edition. In addition to the information above > with >> >> regard to setting user access, you might want to post this question to >> >> the >> >> windowsxp.configuration_manage newsgroup as they may be able to give > you >> >> specific instructions beyond the general use of the Group Policy >> >> Editor >> >> article to which I've provided a link above. >> >> >> >> Also note, many applications were not created for a multi-user >> >> environment >> >> and the GPE notwithstanding, you may need to do the following to give >> > access >> >> to more than one user: >> >> First, be sure the account to which you wish to grant access is set to >> >> administrator and not limited. Install the applications to the same >> > folder >> >> in which it was originally installed. This will look the same as one >> >> install on your hard drive but create the pointers necessary for this >> >> user >> >> to have access to the application. >> >> >> >> Once the installation is complete, you can return the account to its >> > limited >> >> status if that is what you want and the user should still have access. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP >> >> Windows Shell/User >> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >> >> >> "Vance McAlister" <v.mcalister@ejgd.com> wrote in message >> >> news:%23weaKlaoEHA.2920@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> >> > We have a computer at work that has multiple users, but only one >> > identity >> >> > at >> >> > the moment. I would like to set up a new identity and set it up so >> >> > that >> >> > certain programs already installed on the computer can only be > accessed >> > by >> >> > the new identity. Other programs we would like accessed by both >> >> > identities. >> >> > >> >> > Can someone point me to a simple walkthrough of this process? > Thanks! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >
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