Power User Account in Windows 2000

[fdufresne]

My company is deploying new laptops with Windows 2000 installed. This creates a problem as we sometimes have to wait two - three weeks to get simple drivers installed (i.e. printers etc). The company will not allow any one outside Infromation Systems to be a System Admin.

Is there a way to set up a Power User Account, so that software can be installed by a certain group of indidviduals without giving them full System Admin rights???? Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

 

[stash]

This is a people problem, not a technology problem. If your IT dept can't be bothered or is too busy to deploy drivers on new systems, they need some help.

BTW, why do these new laptops have Windows 2000 on them? You do realize that 2000 is going into Extended support at the end of the month, right?

 

[fdufresne]

I realize this but the Information System people do not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They still are trying to use D.O.S. rpograms with windows 2000 and windows server 2003. Someday they may learn but for now if a power users account could be set up it would help.

 

[stash]

Without an admin account, it will be a tad difficult to create a power user account.

 

[fdufresne]

The Information system people are willing to set up the p[ower user account, but they don't know how. They called Microsoft and was told it could not be done!!!! Typical Microsoft.

 

[stash]

Holy crap, where to begin. First, your IT people are morons and should find new jobs. Why are they willing to log into every system and create a local power user account, but not willing to install the drivers??

Second, you either got a very bad PSS engineer, or there is some misunderstanding. Log in as an admin, run compmgmt.msc, go to local users and groups, go to users, create a new user. Then go to groups and add the user to the power users group.

 

[nweaver]

holy incompetant Batman


Hell, if you had a decent IT dept you wouldn't nee the power user account, as they can script all this crap and use domain login scripts, etc.


Also, (not sure if this is the case with your "Planet of the Apes" IT guys) don't confuse command line with dos. I do lots of windows admin stuff via command line from my workstation.

 

[fdufresne]

Originally posted by: nweaver
holy incompetant Batman


Hell, if you had a decent IT dept you wouldn't nee the power user account, as they can script all this crap and use domain login scripts, etc.


Also, (not sure if this is the case with your "Planet of the Apes" IT guys) don't confuse command line with dos. I do lots of windows admin stuff via command line from my workstation.

 

[fdufresne]

Well it is truely D.O.S. not command line!!!!!!!!!!!