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by tdway

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I am running a small office network in my home, all 3 desktop PCs are running Windows XP Pro I am the admin on all 3 of the units, I have a problem with my doughter that is constently locking down her security settings on her PC
and then can not access the internet when she need to. Now I'm not an IT Pro. however I am verry comfertable working in the regestory when needed.
The question: how can I lock her out of the security setting or restrict her ability to change the security settings? she is the only user on her pc, she knows just enough to be a detrament to herself and a pain for me.

Thank you in advavce
TDWay A Faithfull Reader

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by hal 9000

Create a new Account on this computer with Restricted rights and move your daughter to this account.

Password Protect the Admins Account to keep her out of it and that should be sufficient to prevent her messing with Security Settings and stopping the system from working.

Of course the next time that she messes with it and breaks it you could blow away her install and load a new Image of the bare OS and make her setup the system again. Sometimes Education is better than a Brute Force Approach.

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by tdway

That would work but the PC is set up with just one user account othr than the Master Admin that I access by (Ctrl+Alt+Del)and I would prefer to keep it that way.
That being sead, I would like to hide the following Icone or force them to be inactive in the default user "Internet settings, network settings, system settings, and Windows Firewall settings"

by nicknielsen

Right click on My Computer, select manage, open Users and Groups, open Users, double-click on her profile and select the "Member of" tab. Take her out of the Administrators group and put her in the Users group. This should eliminate many of the problems you are having.

by cisfrjsii

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Good Reply Nick,, This is Buy Far The best approach and most staightfoward ...

This will allow her to use it ,, Not abuse it.
However, hereto we also Restrict our future IT/Tech personnel Education. Afterall she
is only trying to prevent any sort of exploitation either from the net or from Dear Ole Dad

Add a few moments of Tutorial services and develope the skills within her to Lock-down the net or Unlock the net thru many of the verious ways available

Allow her to be her own administrator, but with consequnces ...
You Break it - You restore it ... Need Dads help ??? Ask Dear Ole Dad and I`m sure he will delight with pleasure rather than pain as long as you my Dear, take the time to learn from your mistakes ...

Happy Restorations ,,

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