Re: Preventing software installation in Admin account?
- From: Kayman <kaymanNoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:11:17 +0700
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:39:09 -0500, KlausK wrote:
I have only one admin account in my XP PC and want to prevent software
installation when my kids & their friends use the PC. Creating another
account won't help here because the games that they play run only in an
admin account.
What I want to do is to be able to enable "software installation prevention"
on the fly with a program. Is there something that can do this?
For day-to-day work/browsing use the Limited User Account LUA) and refrain
from using the Administrator Account (AC).
Least privilege
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1848
It is important that administrators follow the rule of least privilege.
This means that users should operate their computer with only the
minimum set of privileges that they need to do their job. Typically this
means operating as a normal user, and only when absolutely necessary use
the Run As or MakeMeAdmin commands to elevate privileges.
The Importance of the Limited User Account (LUA).
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/05/the_importance_of_the_limited.html
How the right user account can help your computer security.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/useraccount.mspx
Aaron Margosis' "Non-Admin" WebLog
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/pages/TOC.aspx
The easiest way to run as non-admin.
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2004/06/17/158806.aspx
--
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
(Benjamin Franklin)
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