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Old 01-05-2006, 05:03 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: XP Home / local security policy questions

Stewart,

See if Doug Knox's XP Security Console will help.

Doug's Windows XP Security Console
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:OXmt1L$$FHA.228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
Stewart Bourke <stewart_dot_bourke_at_nospam_eircom_dot_net> hunted and
pecked:
> Wesley,
>
> Many thanks for the reply. I use my laptop for a lot of development, and
> one web application that I am working on needs to run as an ISAPI on a
> deerfield webserver (legacy reasons - beyond my control) which need this
> facility. I wanted to be able to run this application on my laptop
> without the need to upgrade to pro. Do you know if there is any way
> around this without u/g to pro?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stewart Bourke
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23WWs0Z2$FHA.4028@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> These two items do not come with XP Home edition:
>> gpedit.msc = Group Policy
>> secpol.msc = Local Security Settings
>>
>> In a word you cannot 'create a token object' or 'act as part of the
>> operating system' with XP Home. You need Pro to do any of that.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:%231AhkH2$FHA.292@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
>> Stewart Bourke <stewart_dot_bourke_at_nospam_eircom_dot_net> hunted and
>> pecked:
>>> I am trying to get an application working which under Windows 2000 (and
>>> also XP pro) requires me to access the local policy manager (Control
>>> Panel|Administrative tools|Local policy Manager) to set a couple of
>>> things
>>> like 'act as part of the operating system' and 'create a token object'
>>> but
>>> in XP Home (with SP2) I do not seem to have this facility. Could
>>> someone tell me please how to set these facilities in XP Home with SP2
>>> installed?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Stewart Bourke


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