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by shanghai sam

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I?m the technology coordinator at an elementary/middle school. I just upgraded our computer lab to support Windows XP Professional. My question is this: How can I make Windows XP use the default setting for all users, except the administrator?

Each middle school student has their own login name and password and I want each student have the same exact settings. I also want to disable users from removing and/or installing programs. I?m getting sick of removing AOL Instant messenger.

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by public

Thats easy. Make sure that each student account is a USER and not a POWER USER or administrator. I am assuming they are logging in locally right? Is this the home version of XP or the Pro Version of XP. The Users interface is a bit different butthe idea is the same. Make sure they are just users and not part of any other group.

Help this helps.

-Ginel

by public

Thats easy. Make sure that each student account is a USER and not a POWER USER or administrator. I am assuming they are logging in locally right? Is this the home version of XP or the Pro Version of XP. The Users interface is a bit different butthe idea is the same. Make sure they are just users and not part of any other group.

Help this helps.

-Ginel

by ken howard

The answer to your prayers is to bring up a Win2k domain and implement Group policy upon the PC's. Belive me as I am an administrator at a Technical College. Barring that, I would strongly suggest you delve into the Local Security Policies and invest in an imaging program such as Ghost or Imagecast Pro...

To configure the local policies, click Start>Run>MMC and click the Console menu item > add snap-in > and add the Group Policy Snap-in. By default this will set the policy to edit the local computer policy. This is kinda like policy editor in Win9x on steroids...

BOL,
Ken Howard

by ken howard

The answer to your prayers is to bring up a Win2k domain and implement Group policy upon the PC's. Belive me as I am an administrator at a Technical College. Barring that, I would strongly suggest you delve into the Local Security Policies and invest in an imaging program such as Ghost or Imagecast Pro...

To configure the local policies, click Start>Run>MMC and click the Console menu item > add snap-in > and add the Group Policy Snap-in. By default this will set the policy to edit the local computer policy. This is kinda like policy editor in Win9x on steroids...

BOL,
Ken Howard

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