What's the difference between a user and poweruser in windows?

[mcveigh]

I really don't lockdown workstations often so I was wondering. is the only difference between a power user and a plain user in 2k/xp that a user can't install programs but a power user can?

any other reccomendations for locking down workstations? is there any software that makes it easier?
what about automating updates when a user doesn't have administrator rights?
(like updating anti-virus defs)

 

[addragyn]

One subscribes to PC magainze and is pretty smug about it.

The other just wants to get their work done.

 

[Spyro]

I really don't lockdown workstations often so I was wondering. is the only difference between a power user and a plain user in 2k/xp that a user can't install programs but a power user can?

Regular users in XP don't have permission to alter files that aren't their own and (AFAIK) can't change control panel settings.