Re: Policy's to tight maybe?

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From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:17:41 +0200

Hi John,

To be able to install software on W2k or XP, you need the user to be a
member of the local Administrators group on the workstation. After the
install, you can take them out if you want.
The local administrator doesn't give the user domain admin rights. 

-- 
Regards,
Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP
"John D" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:572901c4746c$6e0a1120$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> No, why would I want to? Sorry but you've lost me as to
> why and how I would do that globally for all users.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello.  Have you setup your users with Admin rights to
> >their individual machines?
> >
> >Scott
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hello, I have a number of issues with all the XP
> machies
> >>on my SBS 2003 network and I beleive its something in
> >>policys thats doing it. Basically users can't write to
> >>there system drives on there desktop PC's.
> >>
> >>For example when Office 2003 is installed by an
> >>administrator it and is licenced then the administrator
> >>logs of and a new users logs on. When they go into Word
> >>or Excel etc it flashes up with the Accept, Decline
> >>licence screen everytime. This keeps happening untill
> an
> >>administrator logs on and goes into Word or Excel, then
> >>it stops happening! I figure that the administrator has
> >>rights to make changes to the registy/system drive and
> >>thats why it happens. I also have a number of other
> >>similar thing that happens. Can anyone help, is this
> >>because my policys are to tight?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

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