Adminstrator Options

[Robert00000]

Originally posted by sameer0807@10 July 2004 - 23:44
Hey guys,

I share my computer with 2 other people..when these people surf on internet they download too much crap (god knows what they do with that crap) but that effects my pc alot.

Since these people have started sharing my Pc with me i get so much spyware stuff on my computer.

Now i m tired of all that crap getting on my Pc, so what i m looking for is some kind of software that will give me great options such as: Staying limited time of internet, Users can't download anything from internet, Users can't install anything, Users can't view my files and folders, blocking pron sites (spyware sites)etc etc...

Please help !! :helpsmile: :helpsmile: :helpsmile:

Wouldn't a better option be to partition the drive so you have 'in effect' a separate system. This will enable you to protect your system from the people you share with.

You can prevent them from accessing the net by removing the drivers for the modem or disabling it at the device manager on their system whilst enabling this option on yours.

[sameer0807]

Originally posted by Robert00000@11 July 2004 - 08:39

Wouldn't a better option be to partition the drive so you have 'in effect' a separate system. This will enable you to protect your system from the people you share with.

Is there any good partition software that you would recommened ?

You can prevent them from accessing the net by removing the drivers for the modem or disabling it at the device manager on their system whilst enabling this option on yours.

That won't be happing since they also need to get on internet....

[sparsely]

It would be better to use ntfs file permissons, user groups, and policies to manage the uses of your machine.
Windows XP/2000 has all this already. you don't need extra software, etc.

[chinook_apache]

Originally posted by Sparsely@11 July 2004 - 21:41

It would be better to use ntfs file permissons, user groups, and policies to manage the uses of your machine.
Windows XP/2000 has all this already. you don't need extra software, etc.

well stated sparsely. ntfs eradiactes the use software.

[Robert00000]

I would still partition the drive, it not only gives you more privacy but protects your specific partition from viruses, spyware, software based system probs etc.

You can use partition magic for this.

[Chewie]

Originally posted by Robert00000@11 July 2004 - 22:50
I would still partition the drive, it not only gives you more privacy but protects your specific partition from viruses, spyware, software based system probs etc.

You can use partition magic for this.

That would mean installing all games and applications again, configuring everything from email accounts to Start Menu delay and copying over personal files - which is a bitch if you're using NTFS.

Guest accounts have roughly the same priveleges as a doughnut so why make it so complicated?
As an administrator in XP you have complete control over ordinary users abilities through policies and when allied with net nannying software you can give them the freedom to surf without worrying too much where they're going.