http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...oddocs/en-us/ua_c_account_types.mspx?mfr=true
Just two types of accounts. One that can install programs and one that cannot.
With Vista you will be able to install programs with a limited account, but you must enter the administrater password to do so. I understand that there is a way to do this with XP, and it was shown to me one time, but it was very convoluted.
EDIT: Hey, I just looked over my notes (I have quite a collection of notes that I have aquired over the years). I will simply post what I have and you can take it for what it's worth. I hope it helps:
The whole point of limited user is to prevent them from making these types
of system changes. You could temporarily promote them to adiministrator, or
you could try running the installer as administrator. To do the latter,
right click on the installer and select Run As... Change the selection from
Current user to "The following user" and select an administrator in the drop
list. This will require the entry of the password for the selected account.
If you are talking about XP Pro, there is a group policy that you could set
that always installs programs with elevated privileges. This policy is
under Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows
Components/Windows Installer in the group policy editor. There are several
other policies at the same place that you can tweak to give the users
additional control over the install, like selecting customized install
options, changing the install source, applying updates or patches.
Just two types of accounts. One that can install programs and one that cannot.
With Vista you will be able to install programs with a limited account, but you must enter the administrater password to do so. I understand that there is a way to do this with XP, and it was shown to me one time, but it was very convoluted.
EDIT: Hey, I just looked over my notes (I have quite a collection of notes that I have aquired over the years). I will simply post what I have and you can take it for what it's worth. I hope it helps:
The whole point of limited user is to prevent them from making these types
of system changes. You could temporarily promote them to adiministrator, or
you could try running the installer as administrator. To do the latter,
right click on the installer and select Run As... Change the selection from
Current user to "The following user" and select an administrator in the drop
list. This will require the entry of the password for the selected account.
If you are talking about XP Pro, there is a group policy that you could set
that always installs programs with elevated privileges. This policy is
under Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows
Components/Windows Installer in the group policy editor. There are several
other policies at the same place that you can tweak to give the users
additional control over the install, like selecting customized install
options, changing the install source, applying updates or patches.
