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"Is This Possible?"

On the "Guest" account for Windows XP (Pro), is it possible to password protect the hard drive partiony bits, or better still, My Computer?

I'm setting it up y'see, and I don't want the person to be able to access anything but the shortcuts on the desktop.

If this isn't possible through XP, is there software that will do this?
Thanks.

Azul wrote:
> , my friend, are a God.
> Cheers.

Wow... I've been promoted!;) Better not tell the wife!;)

Tyla wrote:
> If your running XP Pro go run gpedit.msc (Group Policy Editor) Here
> you can set permissions for each user right down to weather than can
> intall background or change themes or not.
>
> gpedit rocks!

You, my friend, are a God.
Cheers.

Y'see, I've got a Guest account set up on XP Pro, and I don't want them to be able to do anything except run the few shortcuts on the desktop.
Thanks again.

If your running XP Pro go run > gpedit.msc (Group Policy Editor) Here you can set permissions for each user right down to weather than can intall background or change themes or not.

gpedit rocks!

on your original CD, you may have a program called "Group Policies", this may work as you have options to regulate what people can do.

Kingy2000 aka Moron

Why not just creat another user account and only have these shortcuts in there and password you user account, i assume this is so no one else goes awondering around your other programs.

Colin

Doesn't matter now - I've done the simple thing, which I dunno why I didn't think of before.

I've disabled the task bar.
Yey.

Hehe duh.

Im sure you can lock viewing the harddrive, but it still allows the programs (shortcuts) on the desktop to access what they need. Yeah im pretty sure its possible.

Kingy2000 wrote:
> why the hell do you need to do that?

"I don't want the person to be able to access anything but the shortcuts on the desktop."

Try reading the post properly, moron.

why the hell do you need to do that?

Cheers.