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I don't have an XP box to check, but you should be able to set this using Local Security Policy (the Local GPO) by creating a Software Restriction Policy, or heavily restricting the user/group with other security policy settings. &nbsp; 
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I don't have an XP box to check, but you should be able to set this using Local Security Policy (the Local GPO) by creating a Software Restriction Policy, or heavily restricting the user/group with other security policy settings.  

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Microsoft Steady State 2.5 &quot;might&quot; work for you.<br />
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<a href="http://download.cnet.com/Windows-SteadyState/3000-18512_4-11127965.html" rel="ugc">http://download.cnet.com/Windows-SteadyState/3000-18512_4-11127965.html</a><br />
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Here are the Handbooks:<br />
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4310" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4310</a>
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Microsoft Steady State 2.5 "might" work for you.

http://download.cnet.com/Windows-SteadyState/3000-18512_4-11127965.html [http://download.cnet.com/Windows-SteadyState/3000-18512_4-11127965.html]

Here are the Handbooks:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4310 [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4310]

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@duffme: &nbsp;I think Spar-Q is right. &nbsp;I created a GPO for the current user and it applied the settings to all users including the administrator account. 
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@duffme:  I think Spar-Q is right.  I created a GPO for the current user and it applied the settings to all users including the administrator account.

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Thanks everyone for your help.
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I have a test application that needs to be locked down so certain account can only run one application and nothing else. &nbsp;I tried putting XP in Kiosk mode but the test application relies on explorer.exe. &nbsp;Is there a way to lockdown XP for a specific user or group in a workgroup or do I have to be in a domain?<br />
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Thanks<br />
Brian
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I have a test application that needs to be locked down so certain account can only run one application and nothing else.  I tried putting XP in Kiosk mode but the test application relies on explorer.exe.  Is there a way to lockdown XP for a specific user or group in a workgroup or do I have to be in a domain?

Thanks
Brian

Lockdown XP based on local user or group

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Windows XP

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