any thoughts on this the question is at the end

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1558 MHz (5.75 x 271) 1800+
Motherboard Name MSI KT3 Ultra (MS-6380E) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (07/10/02)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

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3D Accelerator ATI RV200
Monitor Hansol Mazellan 900P (10453540)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage
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Disk Drive IC35L080AVVA07-0 (82 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8240B (24x/10x/40x CD-RW)
Optical Drive LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163 (16x/48x DVD-ROM)

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 28529 MB (19493 MB free)
E: (NTFS) 44994 MB (39177 MB free)
F: (NTFS) 5004 MB (2829 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse WheelMouse PS2
Game Controller Microsoft PC-joystick driver

Network
Modem SupraExpress 56i Pro V CC V.92

Peripherals
Printer Fax
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
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i am logged as the admist but i want to set up another user for the kids BUT when i set it up they have access to the same programs as me all though i presume that it wont have any effect my programs
or can i take the programs off there account without effecting my account

 

guys scoll to the end the question is there

 

ok, well, you cant physically delete programs for other people, but you can a)remove them from their start menu.

You can do this by logging into their username, and going to c:/documents and settings/Kids/start menu and deleting the folders you dont want them to access.

unfortunatley, its not quite this simple. Some programs put their folders in the All Users start menu (which any user can get to) to restrict a program to be run by only one username, you need to move them from the All Users/start menu to the Administrator/start menu and then only Administrator can get to the short cut.

Good enough?

 

Since you are using WinXP Pro and using NTFS then you can use Access Control List (ACL) to specify who should have access to what.

Right click a folder containing the program you want to keep for yourself and select properties.
Select the Security-tab
Specify the access the different accounts should have to the folder. (This will setup the ACL)
Press Ok when finished

As Administrator you can't lock yourself out from setting up ACL, but you can lock yourself out of a folder which will require you to change the rights.

Not sure if one have to disable simple filesharing in WinXp to use ACL.