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Hi all,

I need a detailed explanation(PDF or video) explaining how I can control a specific user account capabilities, limitations from an administrator account?
I want to know how to do it in Vista, XP and Windows 7.

I have some capabilities in mind to configure giving a user the following capabilities
- Open a specific folder or folders and ability to store files in there
- Ability to add a WEB site to favorites
- Abily to create shortcuts to some programs on the desktop
- Enable starting an already installed program
- Adding a new keyboard/language
....

It seems to me that that can be done by a local policy editor which I know almost nothing and have no idea on any of the parameters and and how to configure and activate.

What I need is "Dummy's guide for ...."

Thanks in advance

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Member Avatar for jbennet

Well a few things about policies,
1) only useful in pro/business/corp/ultimate editions. not home.
2) even then much more useful when centrally enforced (i.e. across a domain)

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It seems to me that that can be done by a local policy editor which I know almost nothing and have no idea on any of the parameters and and how to configure and activate.
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hope you don't need to learn it by Monday .i don't know alot about it myself ,but enough to know its no easy ,you will need to learn xp first i think as with win7 its so much improved on winxp , i think you best start with using goolge to find your videos and pdf file on how to

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The group policy editor hasnt really changed much since Win 2000 when it took its current form...

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like i said i don't know a lot ,just read to much to remember it all ,i guess .lol

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