rmtrail

How can I set up a new User group in XP Pro that prevents the user from installing any new applications on the computer. Which security or user policies do I set?

The Administrator account is still a member of the Adminstrators group. I tried logging on with another account with administrators rights but with the same result. The computer is not part of a domain. Is the MSI service running or restricted? Well I checked the policy settings and didn't find any reference to MSI. What I did find was the Windows Installer service which was set to Manual. No I have not knowingly applied any tweaks to the policies, I left the settings as originally set up. Have I checked all the settings? How would I know? Sorry that may be a bit flippant but it is pretty confusing looking at these things when you only check them out occasionally. What I have NOT found was any setting which I could identify as the one which prevents the installation of software. I am sure that it exists but I just cannot put my finger on it and say THAT'S IT!

Are there any stupid questions when it comes to this? Yes I do log on as Aministrator.

Can you explain the following Error Message, when trying to load on new software. Windows Installer The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation. The OS is Windows XP Pro, without SP2. It first came to my attention when updating .Net Framework from the Microsoft web site, the update install would not work. It now does not let me load Microsoft Office 2000. Am not sure if this is related but, a CAD program (IntelliCAD) loads OK but I cannot run the VBA which comes with it. I am able to do so on another machine. I have not knowingly changed any of the administrator's policies, and when I checked the local policies they all look OK. Richard Trail