Can't anyone just say, "NO!", anymore?
"Spikey" <.> wrote in message news:ea6DhszbJHA.4660@xxxxxx
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> Password existing accounts and screensavers. Create a new account for the
> sil and tie it down with parental controls ( start - settings - control
> panel). Failing that I recommend investing in a cattle prod or hiding
> behind the sofa, pretending you're out when she rings the doorbell.
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> "James Egan" <jegan472@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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an.2009.01.05.04.26.03.473868@xxxxxx Quote:
>> My sister-in-law will be staying with us, and she uses my wife's PC
>> running Vista home premium SP1. The last time she stayed with us she
>> installed a bunch of software on her old Windows XP PC. We want to
>> prevent her from installing software on this new PC. Does Vista have any
>> mechanism which would allow us to prevent software from being installed?
>> I'm thinking at minimum of creating a non-admin account for her to use.
>> And no, asking her to NOT install software will not work with this woman!
>> <g>
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>> -Thanks
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