I can change the Power Options in the Limited User Account if I temporarily change the account to an Administrator account. Is there another way to have admin rights within a limited user account? I am new to using WinXP and realize that I can use "Run as" to install things but this does not help with Control Panel items. This is a home machine with one Admin and two Limited user accounts. I am the Admin. Thanks, Bryan

Bryco, seems to me that the whole purpose of a user account is to grant use and limit abilities. Why alter priveleges? If you need to do something that only an administrator can do, simply log on as administrator (with the appropriate password). If, on the other hand, your identity has only user rights... HTH. Ed in Texas.

Ed, thanks for the input but maybe I am missing something in the translation. If I change the Power options while logged in as Administrator then it has no effect on the Power options for the user of the Limited account. More particularly. My eight year old daughter leaves the machine on and then goes about doing something else, elswhere. After one hour the screen shuts off along with the hard drive. Two hours later she comes back and hits the Power button on the front of the case to 'power up' the PC. It's already on. So, for her, I don't want it to use any of the power options outside of the screensaver. Am I understanding the procedure correctly? I must change her account to become an Administrator account, change the settings and then change back the account to a Limited User account? Is there another way that I am missing? Thanks again, Bryan

Bryco, what happens if you alter her user action to have the machine shut down rather than hibernate after a period of inactivity? That'll automate the process. HTH. Ed in Texas.

Yes, that is true but still I can not make that adjustment either without changing the accout to an Admin account. The power option is just an example to the question of making admin changes within a limited user account. Even in cases where one can choose to use the "Run as" it sometimes serves of no use to the limited user account either as it will install into the Admin account and not the Limited User account. So, back to my original question...Are there any alternatives to temporarily changing the Limited User Account to an Administrator Account to properly manage that Limited User Account? (Of course we are working with a Workgroup and not a Domain) Am I now an expert and am familiar with the only way to perform these tasks or do real experts know of other alternatives or shortcuts? Regards, Bryan