XP User Account Issue

From: Rob (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/20/04


Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 12:51:43 -0700

Diane;

I have not tried that one personally, but I wonder if you
can use group policy to set that.

Rob
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a XP Pro PC to go on our LAN. I want to assign
the user/owner of the
>PC to the restricted account so he can't install
anything on the PC. When
>he signs on the domain the PC belongs to, apparently it
gives him rights to
>do most anything. I don't understand. How do I lock
down a user that logs
>on to the domain from installing software on that PC?
Thanks, Diane
>
>
>.
>



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