Vista - Change limited user rights

My son works with a pc with a limited account, because with the parental
control I switch on the time limit so he can not use his PC at night.
But I want to allow him to install or uninstall programs which is not
allowed with a limited user account.
How can I change this?

Erik wrote:
Limited Users cannot install software. Grant him administrative
privileges. Of course, that will also enable him to negate any other
restrictions you've placed on his account, but if you can trust him to
safely and wisely install and uninstall programs, that shouldn't matter.


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Erik

I agree with Bruce.

You only have 2 choices.

1. He must ask you if he wants any programs installed and you must install
them to his account using your administrator privileges.

2. You trust him not to make a mistake and install something that can harm
the system.

In the second case, you would need to give him your administrator password,
which would negate any settings in parental controls, since he could also
make changes to those controls.

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"Erik" <Erik@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks both for your answer.

Erik



"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

here's an advanced workaround to what you want to do..

First, create a Virtual OS (i use Virtual PC).
Then give your son privilege to use it as administrator.
Finally, limit his usage time in the Vista OS.

I don't know if you get the picture..
The Virtual pc will allow him to do whatever he wants (install, uninstall, etc..)
But since it's just a program on top of the Vista Operating system, he is still under
the time limit you setup.

I hope this helps.