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I would like to have the following privileges for a set of users in my AD.<br />
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1. They should be able change network settings.<br />
2. Should able to install/uninstall softwares.<br />
3. Should able to log on locally to their systems.<br />
4. Should have access to the control panel items.<br />
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I want to achieve these though a group policy. I do not want to make them to any privileged groups like domain admins, network admins etc.. I need to set it up the lap tops of our newly appointed maintenance engineers who should have the above facility. I tried a few things but it gives them more privilege than I want. 
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I would like to have the following privileges for a set of users in my AD.

1. They should be able change network settings.
2. Should able to install/uninstall softwares.
3. Should able to log on locally to their systems.
4. Should have access to the control panel items.

I want to achieve these though a group policy. I do not want to make them to any privileged groups like domain admins, network admins etc.. I need to set it up the lap tops of our newly appointed maintenance engineers who should have the above facility. I tried a few things but it gives them more privilege than I want. 

Exact steps to have a privileged group policy for a set of users without make them memeber of domain admins

Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.

OS Security

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).