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by thefraz

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Is there a way to create a user account in Windows XP similar to the "power user" account available in Windows 2000? My agency has auditors in the field and would like to give them partial installation power to update virus definitions and Windows updates. Limited user accounts types are too restrictive and administrator accounts types are not restrictive enough. We need something in between.

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by dustyd

XP still has this avail when you opt to make a member of PowerUser Group. For what you're wanting, though, may be better to add them as a local machine admin.

by sue t

Why don't you make the anti virus run as a service using admin creditials? You may also be able to do that for Windows updates. Are you sure you want them doing the updates before you have a chance to check it out? I have found that even with Power User status they can't do some things you want them to so I usually try a work around and running the anti virus updates/scans/etc. has worked great for us for almost a year now.

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