Locking out the kids

[Amber]

Is there a way to make it so my downloaded programs can
not be seen or accessed by my roomates teenagers?
Example - I have gamespy.com and a lot of games that they
don't need to mess with but they show in the programs
listing and some on the desktop.

and if I delete something logged in as them will it
delete it alltogether or still show on under my log in?

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Within the Documents and Settings area there is a profile=20
named All Users. You would want to locate the items=20
there in the Desktop and the Start Menu structure, and=20
then copy them to the corresponding location within=20
your own account's profile (and any other account that=20
should have them available). Then, delete what was=20
copied so it is no longer in All Users. Do not Move=20
them; copy and then delete.

Finally, you would want to locate the executables=20
themselves, likely within Program Files, and then=20
change the NTFS permissions so that the Users group=20
does not have Read/Execute but that those account=20
that should have this do get a grant of it in place of=20
the removed grant to the Users group.

The first action, adjusting the desktop/start menu, only=20
makes running the application inconvenient. But the=20
second action, setting the NTFS permissions, actually=20
does control what account can run them.

--=20
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA, MCSE both
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Amber" > wrote in message =
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> Is there a way to make it so my downloaded programs can=20
> not be seen or accessed by my roomates teenagers? =20
> Example - I have gamespy.com and a lot of games that they=20
> don't need to mess with but they show in the programs=20
> listing and some on the desktop.
>=20
> and if I delete something logged in as them will it=20
> delete it alltogether or still show on under my log in?