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by estela

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Can someone explain the difference between Limited vs Admin rights in the user settings of Windows XP - I know the basics, but for some reason, a pc i just set up won't update limited accounts when i make changes logged as administrator. i'm now a little confused as to how many rights limited users have and administrative users have as far as adding printers, formating programs, adding/removing software, programs, ect?

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by operator1

Hi,sometimes although user is admin and it is shown in admin group it wont have Full permissions on some folders.Dont ask why bcs i'm not sure.I guess it must be something with inheriting rights from admin group but i never checked it.I usually go to security tab in properties of the folder ,add my admin account manually and grant him full access.At the end question,what are you updating on user accounts?
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by estela

thanks for the info...usually i'm just trying to add printer drivers, software, etc.

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