Re: power users not available after upgrade to xp pro from xp home

I have an application that is requiring that the user be either and
administrator or power user. I have files on the computer that I dont want
the other users to have access to.
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csw3rd


"Nepatsfan" wrote:

The User Accounts applet in Control Panel is a basic tool that works the same in
XP Professional and XP Home Edition. You're restricted to creating accounts that
are members of the Users group (a Limited account) or the Administrators group
(a Computer Administrator). That's by design.

If an account on a system running XP Professional is a member of the Power Users
group it will be listed in User Accounts as "Unknown account type".

If you want any of the accounts on your computer to be members of the Power
Users group you have to use either the Local Users and Groups console or the net
localgroup command.

I might be able to provide a better response if you could explain what the
reason was for upgrading to XP Pro and why you need some accounts to be Power
Users.

Nepatsfan


"csw3rd" <csw3rd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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But when I do that when I go back to the users through control panel it tells
me that it doesn't recognize the account type. How do I get the users section
show power users instead of just the limited and administrator?
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csw3rd


"Nepatsfan" wrote:

"csw3rd" <csw3rd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have upgraded a computer from xp home to xp pro but I only have
administrator and limited user accounts available. I need to have power
users
group available. How can I get that?
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csw3rd


Right click My Computer and select Manage from the menu.
In Computer Management, click on Local Users and Groups in the left hand
column.
Open the Groups folder.
In the right hand pane, right click on Power Users and select "Add to group"
from the menu.
In Power Users Properties, click on the Add button.
In Select Users, click on the Advanced button.
Click on the Find Now button.
Click on the user you wish to add to the Power Users group and click on OK
twice.
Note: If you want to add multiple users, hold down the Crtl key.

You can also open the Users folder, double click on an account, click on the
Member of tab, and add the account to a group.

You can also access the Local Users and Groups console by going to Start ->
Run
and entering lusrmgr.msc in the Open box.

Good luck

Nepatsfan







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