Ok, I'm the administrator of my PC. I've always used the PC for myself only. Recently I downloaded SKYPE so the little lady could call back home at a cheap rate. The downside is, my wife being a butter-fingers when it comes to PC's once already wiped out my hard drive, so giving her access to my PC is something I do hesitantly, however it's now a necessity. After creating her a "Limited Account" in Windows XP (Media Center Edition) I now am faced with the task of limiting her access. I only want her to have access to : 1) Skype 2) Internet Explorer I don't want any of my existing programs that load up in my system tray (when my administrator account logs in) to run in the background. The only access she should have is to Skype and Internet Explorer. So....how do I accomplish this?

Read our recent discussion regarding the fallibility of Limited Account HERE i_XpUser

try this program ... the unlicensed version should be good enough for what you have in mind: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

Well, Before I download the program you suggested (thanks for that suggestion by the way) I'm really hoping I can accomplish this by utilizing Window's internal features. Downloading and installing a new program for me, is a last resort. From what I gathered in that link that XpUser posted, this is not a sharing issue rather, it's a "file permission" issue. But the question still remains ; How do I change the file permission/s on my other programs so that she can't access them? She should only have access to two programs (Skype & Internet Explorer).

xp home or pro? Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

It might be easier and safer to use a program like Ghost to backup your system. Then if she clobbers something it only takes a short time to restore the system. Do yourself a favor BACKUP!

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