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- Is whitelisting a practical final line of malware defense?
- A significant number of articles are showing up on the Web advocating whitelisting as the only way to effectively protect enterprise networks from malware attacks. While it is a good idea in principle, is it really practical?In an article last week, Larry Greenemeier wrote that today’s antivirus model is...
- Tags: It Management, Malware, Power User, Security, software, Spyware, Tom Olzak, Virus, Viruses, workstation, zero-day
- Blog posts 2007-01-25
- Administrator login prompt when attempting to use USB device
- On a fresh and fully built Windows XP Professional SOE, we get the following prompt when attaching USB devices:'You must be a member of the Administrators group on this computer to install this hardware:'All users are member of the local Power Users group and we have 'Load and unload device...
- Tags: Administrators Group, frank@..., hardware, power user, security, software, usb, USB-device, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Standard User somehow has Admin privileges
- I created a new user on a Win2K Pro PC connected to a domain running Win2K Server. I identified the user as a "Standard User Power Users Group". For some reason the user has Administrator privileges. I deleted the user and re-created the account but the problem...
- Tags: domain, domain security, power user, RK Bill, windows, workstation
- Q&A 2006-07-27
- No Power User OPtion
- Good morning:We have a small work group of 15 users on Win XP.When setting up user accounts; there are only two options; limited and admin. How do I activate power user. These computers do not belong to AD or a domain.Thanks for your help in this matter!Go to...
- Tags: computer, dwightp, Hi PJ, Microsoft Windows XP, power user, Power Users, windows
- Q&A 2006-01-12
- windows XP security
- Hi All,we have some new laptops with windows XP sp2. we have set the users up to log onto the domain at work and then copied domain security to each user and set each user as a power user. However, the user cannot access certain parts of the laptop i.e....
- Tags: alan.mckeown@..., laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP, power user, security, windows
- Q&A 2005-06-13
- Windows Security Update installs as Power User
- We would like to deploy WinXP SP2 and Windows Security Updates to multiple WinXP computers however our users are restricted and only have Power User rights.We are interested in perhaps a group policy that can be implemented locally that will allow Windows Security Updates to be available for download and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Power, Power User, Power-user, wayne.ha, windows, Windows Security Update, Windows Security Updates
- Q&A 2005-02-24
- Power User Account?
- Is there a way to create a user account in Windows XP similar to the "power user" account available in Windows 2000? My agency has auditors in the field and would like to give them partial installation power to update virus definitions and Windows updates. Limited user accounts types are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Power-User Account, TheFraz, windows, Power User
- Q&A 2005-01-27
- How to identify and recruit power users
- By Bryan OuelletteThrough the course of your support duties, you often develop relationships with people who demonstrate a certain know-how for performing particular technical duties. You may, for example, recognize someone who is passionate about backups, databases, or user documentation as a power user.These power users are individuals you would...
- Tags: Bryan Ouellette, power user, supervisor
- Technical articles 2003-05-05
- Some support pros bristle at user help
- Is it worth enlisting end users to augment your support staff? Members came down on both sides of this issue during a recent Member Debate. See which argument you think wins out.Letting power users provide technical support to their peers is an accepted practice for most support pros—if the power...
- Tags: Strategy, Mike Walton, power user
- Technical articles 2001-09-28
- Are helpful power users a bane or boon?
- One way to adjust for an overworked help desk is to train your IT-minded end users to help with low-end support. Join the IT Debate, and let us know whether you think power-user support programs are shortsighted Band-Aids or beneficial cost-savers.Some IT departments are finding that they can significantly reduce...
- Tags: Call centers, NETWORKING, Mike Walton, power user, help desk, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-09-10
Additional Resources
- Add group policy and local power user rights with giving power user rights?
- I want to be able to give a user certain power user rights, but not all of it, because some of our help desk guys here need access to install certain apps, but we don't want them to have enough access to start adding any internet app out there. Also,...
- Tags: stereo19@..., power user right, user right
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- Power User Problem.
- Hi,I am using Power User in my LAN machines. It tunes fine in Dell machine but in IBM it shows the problem.The problem is that one of my aplication can not execute under power user. The application required Oracle 9i as database,delphi as front end and it is based on...
- Tags: paudel.sanat@..., Power-User
- Discussion threads 2007-09-11
- enable access to power options on control panel
- I need to change the power options on one user's laptop so it'll never prompt for a password, never go into standby, and never turn off the monitor. change the power options, right.problem is user is not in admin group. so i added him to admin group on...
- Tags: ZatoichiMaster, power option
- Discussion threads 2007-05-30
- want all users to have same power scheme
- Is there a way to have all users of a computer to have the same power scheme? These are WinXP systems on a Win2k3 domain. I tried the following registry hack w/o success:HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelPowerCfg changed to 3 always onI can only get the power settings for individual users...
- Tags: Contains, policy setting
- Q&A 2005-04-25
- Setup Local Power Users but Disallow Instalations
- Hey there, I am currently in a bind. I have a program that all of my client computers have to run but when printing checks the application needs power user permissions. I would like to make a power users group in AD but disallow installs simply because I don't want...
- Tags: Desktops, neebski@...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-31
- pc will not power up
- pc will not power up, I have removed the cover, when the power is turned off the CPU fan moves a little bit and a yellow LED blinks once, what is causing the pc not to power up, its was put up in a corner because it will not power...
- Tags: Corporate governance, tomalinm@..., power supply, board, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-09-30
- Change Default Power Management settings
- I need to change the default power management settings in Windows XP Pro. Changing from the control panel or by using the POWERCFG command line utility will make changes for the current user, but I need to change for all users. Any ideas ?ThanksAS far as I know...
- Tags: NETWORKING
- Q&A 2005-06-10
- Soft Power AutoTask (exe)
- Soft Power AutoTask is an enhanced version of Soft Power ShutDown that allow user shedule some actions that are to be done with the computers. For example, user can choose to shutDown, log off, hibernate or suspend his computer at a particular time, close application or process that are currently...
- Tags: Computer, Soft Power AutoTask, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-04-30
- Power Settings in Users Profile
- I want to permanently set the power options to NEVER turn off monitor for the Users group profile. I cannot find anywhere to set this. Anywhere in the registry or in profile settings for this that I am missing?right click on the desktopselect propertiesclick the the Screen Saver...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Power, Power Settings, monitor
- Q&A 2005-01-04
- Continuous Availability for Power Plant Automation
- If the user asks power producers just what their key requirements are for instrumentation and control systems in power plants and for enterprise management, the user will nearly always get the same answer. The right information at the right time and the right place is what they expect, and that...
- Tags: Siemens AG, Automation, Internet, Utility Computing, Channel Management, Marketing
- White papers 2006-08-24
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