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- Sacramento, CA
Sorry if this has been asked already. I ran a few searches and didn't find any posts that could answer this one...
Ok, so here's the thing...
I'm running Windows XP Professional SP1. I only have 3 User Accounts created/enabled for regular use. I have the only account that is granted Administrative privelidges. I am also the only person with access to the built-in Administrator Account. The account I created for my girlfriend has Power User acces (It's actually her computer, so I HAD to give her some kind of elevated access...). The last account is a bare "User" account. I would love to just delete the damn thing, but until her brother-n-company (woman + 4 kids) move out, that isn't possible.
Anyways, to get to the point...Her brother and his "woman" are really starting to frustrate the hell out of me! They keep downloading/installing those little crappy internet game programs...the ones loaded with Spyware/Adware, which I try very hard to keep as close to nonexistent on this computer as possible!
How can I make SURE that they will not be able to perform ANY form of installation...and I mean ANY?!?!
My head is starting to spin from searching through the endless settings in the MMC Console. I'm searching through these 3 snap-ins:
Local Users and Groups
Local Group Policy
Security Templates
Am I even looking in the right place?!
Thanks for any help you can provide!!
Ok, so here's the thing...
I'm running Windows XP Professional SP1. I only have 3 User Accounts created/enabled for regular use. I have the only account that is granted Administrative privelidges. I am also the only person with access to the built-in Administrator Account. The account I created for my girlfriend has Power User acces (It's actually her computer, so I HAD to give her some kind of elevated access...). The last account is a bare "User" account. I would love to just delete the damn thing, but until her brother-n-company (woman + 4 kids) move out, that isn't possible.
Anyways, to get to the point...Her brother and his "woman" are really starting to frustrate the hell out of me! They keep downloading/installing those little crappy internet game programs...the ones loaded with Spyware/Adware, which I try very hard to keep as close to nonexistent on this computer as possible!
How can I make SURE that they will not be able to perform ANY form of installation...and I mean ANY?!?!
My head is starting to spin from searching through the endless settings in the MMC Console. I'm searching through these 3 snap-ins:
Local Users and Groups
Local Group Policy
Security Templates
Am I even looking in the right place?!
Thanks for any help you can provide!!