Guest Frank Rizzo Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Hello, My Windows XP PC has an Admin account and several limited User accounts. How can I, as an admin, change settings on a user account? For the sake of discussion, let's say I want to change the Power settings: I want the monitor to turn off after 4 hours of the computer being idle. Right now, I login to the user account, open the power applet, try to change the setting and appropriately get "Access Denied". How can I tell Windows XP that I am the admin and that it is OK for me to change those values? Or better yet, how can I do the same thing to this user, but while I am logged in my own Admin account. Thanks.
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: How to change settings for a limited user? "Frank Rizzo" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:uISRInJ1HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > My Windows XP PC has an Admin account and several limited User accounts. > How can I, as an admin, change settings on a user account? > > For the sake of discussion, let's say I want to change the Power settings: > I want the monitor to turn off after 4 hours of the computer being idle. > > Right now, I login to the user account, open the power applet, try to > change the setting and appropriately get "Access Denied". > > How can I tell Windows XP that I am the admin and that it is OK for me to > change those values? > > Or better yet, how can I do the same thing to this user, but while I am > logged in my own Admin account. > > Thanks. Is this XP Pro or Home? Have you tried promoting the limited account to Admin, making the change, then demoting them? HTH -pk
Guest Frank Rizzo Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: How to change settings for a limited user? Patrick Keenan wrote: > "Frank Rizzo" <none@none.com> wrote in message > news:uISRInJ1HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Hello, >> >> My Windows XP PC has an Admin account and several limited User accounts. >> How can I, as an admin, change settings on a user account? >> >> For the sake of discussion, let's say I want to change the Power settings: >> I want the monitor to turn off after 4 hours of the computer being idle. >> >> Right now, I login to the user account, open the power applet, try to >> change the setting and appropriately get "Access Denied". >> >> How can I tell Windows XP that I am the admin and that it is OK for me to >> change those values? >> >> Or better yet, how can I do the same thing to this user, but while I am >> logged in my own Admin account. >> >> Thanks. > > Is this XP Pro or Home? Have you tried promoting the limited account to > Admin, making the change, then demoting them? It's XP Pro. Yeah, I've thought of that and typically I could do it, but the limited user account is running a really secured Kiosk-style application and I can't get in there to do anything really. I need to find a way to do it from my logged in admin account. Is there a way to load the registry hive for a certain user and changing the settings there? > > HTH > -pk > >
Guest tolentinopol Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: How to change settings for a limited user? i think you can add the limited user account to the power user group from then you can access the part you want change. "Frank Rizzo" wrote: > Patrick Keenan wrote: > > "Frank Rizzo" <none@none.com> wrote in message > > news:uISRInJ1HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >> Hello, > >> > >> My Windows XP PC has an Admin account and several limited User accounts. > >> How can I, as an admin, change settings on a user account? > >> > >> For the sake of discussion, let's say I want to change the Power settings: > >> I want the monitor to turn off after 4 hours of the computer being idle. > >> > >> Right now, I login to the user account, open the power applet, try to > >> change the setting and appropriately get "Access Denied". > >> > >> How can I tell Windows XP that I am the admin and that it is OK for me to > >> change those values? > >> > >> Or better yet, how can I do the same thing to this user, but while I am > >> logged in my own Admin account. > >> > >> Thanks. > > > > Is this XP Pro or Home? Have you tried promoting the limited account to > > Admin, making the change, then demoting them? > > It's XP Pro. Yeah, I've thought of that and typically I could do it, > but the limited user account is running a really secured Kiosk-style > application and I can't get in there to do anything really. > > I need to find a way to do it from my logged in admin account. > Is there a way to load the registry hive for a certain user and changing > the settings there? > > > > > HTH > > -pk > > > > >
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: How to change settings for a limited user? "Frank Rizzo" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:OIuUcvJ1HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Patrick Keenan wrote: >> "Frank Rizzo" <none@none.com> wrote in message >> news:uISRInJ1HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Hello, >>> >>> My Windows XP PC has an Admin account and several limited User accounts. >>> How can I, as an admin, change settings on a user account? >>> >>> For the sake of discussion, let's say I want to change the Power >>> settings: I want the monitor to turn off after 4 hours of the computer >>> being idle. >>> >>> Right now, I login to the user account, open the power applet, try to >>> change the setting and appropriately get "Access Denied". >>> >>> How can I tell Windows XP that I am the admin and that it is OK for me >>> to change those values? >>> >>> Or better yet, how can I do the same thing to this user, but while I am >>> logged in my own Admin account. >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> Is this XP Pro or Home? Have you tried promoting the limited account to >> Admin, making the change, then demoting them? > > It's XP Pro. Yeah, I've thought of that and typically I could do it, but > the limited user account is running a really secured Kiosk-style > application and I can't get in there to do anything really. > > I need to find a way to do it from my logged in admin account. > Is there a way to load the registry hive for a certain user and changing > the settings there? Since it's XP Pro, you might investigate Group Policies. HTH -pk >> >> HTH >> -pk
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