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Security setting descriptionsComputer Configuration\Windows
Settings\Security Settings

Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces some security-enhancing changes to
security settings. To get the most up-to-date security setting descriptions,
see "Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2" on the
Microsoft website (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=20969).

Security area Description
Account Policies Password Policy, Account Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy
Local Policies Audit Policy, User Rights Assignment, and Security Options
Event Log Application, system, and security Event Log settings
Restricted Groups Membership of security-sensitive groups
System Services Startup and permissions for system services
Registry Permissions for registry keys
File System Permissions for folders and files

You can configure the security settings that are described in this section
on one computer, or on many computers, by using the Security Configuration
Manager tools. The Security Configuration Manager tools consist of:

Security Templates
Security Configuration and Analysis
The Secedit.exe command-line tool
Local Security Policy
The Security Settings Extension to Group Policy
To set or to modify individual security settings on individual computers,
use Local Security Policy. To define security settings that are enforced on
any number of computers, use the Security Settings Extension to Group Policy.
To apply several settings in a batch, use Security Templates to define the
settings, and then apply those settings by using Security Configuration and
Analysis or Secedit.exe, or import the template that contains your settings
into Local Policy or Group Policy.

Note

For the most current information regarding Service Pack 2 for Microsoft
Windows XP, see the page on the Microsoft website
(http://www.microsoft.com/).


"gmirek" wrote:

> Yes, they are all having the same problem. I even created a new user (with
> Administrator privilege) and it also had the same problem.
>
> Do you know where the "permissions" data is kept for Users? Is it the
> Registry? Or is it in some "special" place.
>
> Alos, I know that System Restore is running... there is a debug utility
> (srdiag.exe) which I ran which will list the restore points taken. But,
> again, I don't think my problem is specifically with System Restore.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Mirek
>
> "Dixonian69" wrote:
>
> > What about the other Admin accounts?
> > Are they having the same problems?
> >
> > "gmirek" wrote:
> >
> > > I am running Windows XP Home with SP2.
> > >
> > > When I try to run System Restore, a dialogue box pops up which says that I
> > > do not have the "proper security permissions to restore the system".
> > >
> > > I tried to run the Event Viewer based on Bert Kinney's suggestion in a
> > > "system restore" posting on 11/26/2005. When I tried to run the Event Viewer,
> > > I get an error which says that the "Snap-in Creation failed" and that it may
> > > not be installed properly.
> > >
> > > This is just one problem I have been having. Many of my MMC Snap-ins have
> > > similar errors when I try to invoke them.
> > >
> > > I think that there must be some general problem with Administrator privilege
> > > on my machine. Are there any Registry keys/values I can look at/change which
> > > will setup my Administrator privileges correctly? This is a stand-alone
> > > machine and every User Account is setup as Administrator.
> > >
> > > I would really hate to have to re-install Windows XP again.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Greg Mirek
.



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