ricc Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hi all,I use my laptop as a limited user. Whenever I need to install a program, I need to logout from the current user or switch to the administrator. This is a bit slow process. As my Laptop is quite dated and doesn't have much RAM, I want to be able to install programs from the limited user, without logging in as administrator. Ofcourse it must ask me the admin password. Otherwise the viruses will play havoc.This kind of a thing is present in Linux. I dont know if you all are aware of it. I want to know if it is possible to do it in Windows XP Pro and how to go about it.ricc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hello, and welcome to the Windows Forum!How about if you change your limited user account to Power User? This will allow you to install programs, but still does not have full administrator rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 How do you change a limited user to Power user?In Control Panel>User> change account type , there is only limited user or adminstrator... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Giving a Limited User Account administrator privileges defeats the point of the Limited User Account - which is exactly as described - an account where the user has limited privileges.Do you install so many programs that it is really a hardship for you to switch accounts? If, by chance you do, then it would be better for you to use the Administrator Account as default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 How do you change a limited user to Power user?In Control Panel>User> change account type , there is only limited user or adminstrator...It's on the second tab, Group Memberships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Where is it ? I can't find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Control Panel, User Accounts, tab Users, select a user and click Properties, tab Group Membership.This, of course, should be done from an account with administrator's privileges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 An alternative is to use DropMyRights. I use it. I like it :)Browsing the Web and Reading E-mail Safely as an Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 I still can't find it. Can't find propertiesI can't right click on any user and there is no properties tabDo you mean here? or here? or here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Well, that does look a bit different from mine. I have all my XP systems in "classic" style, as I think the new user interface is too complicated.My User Accounts panel looks like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WF Support Account Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Actually windows has a built in command for this and for some reason many people just don't know about it or something. Droprights is also a good program but why download it when one is built in, and there are good reasons to drop your rights, its actually recommended. Just use Runas. Right click on the file and go to run as. Thats all there is to it, you can also use the command runas in a command promp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Droprights is also a good program but why download it ....Just use Runas.I cannot use Run As, coz it demands a password. So it is worthless to me.I'm the only one using this PC. I do not have any passwords. That's why I use DropMyRights. It works..!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 You don't need a password for runas, and you can have it save your credentials so you don't have to use them again. But I would probably prefer DropMyRights also, but I have never really used any of these tools very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 You don't need a password for runas...but I have never really used any of these tools....I have found that you do need a password ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 ok ok calm down. we all have problems, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 As I pointed out before, the whole point of a limited user account is that the account is limited and has restricted privileges.If you require those privileges to be altered then, by some means or another, the thing to do is get the account changed to an administrator level. If the computer is your own, no problem; if it's someone else's then there is most likely a reason for it being limited so it is up to you to negotiate an upgrade.Again I ask: do you install programs so often that switching accounts is a genuine problem? If it is, then the simple answer is as explained in the previous para. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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