# How do I make a computer guests can use but limit it's functions?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 23, 2002, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-computer-guests-can-use-but-limit-its-functions/138339 "2002-11-23T12:29:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-computer-guests-can-use-but-limit-its-functions/138339/1 "2002-11-23T12:29:56Z")

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I am setting up a computer that occationally a guest may want to use to poke around the net or so. I would like to have his access extreamly limited - no changing files - no deactivating antivirus, no downloading porn and no access to sections of the HD. If possible I would like to limit internet time since I have a limited time using dialup before I get charged for connection time.

I am using win xp pro, have formatted ntfs. I have found how to set up a guest account and to password protect the admin privlages accounts but how do I limit it further?

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**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-computer-guests-can-use-but-limit-its-functions/138339/2 "2002-11-23T13:12:56Z")

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    - It seems like somebody just asked about this recently here, but I can’t find it now.

- Anyway, Deepfreeze is one such application for preventing users from changing anything on a PC… In the thread I looked for, somebody else mentioned another similar program also…?  
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