Deleting files on a Standard account in Windows 7 requires an admin password?
 

Hey guys, my sister has bought my niece a laptop for her birthday. i have set her up as a standard account to stop unwanted software installs etc, but when you delete a shortcut for example it requires an admin password? Is there a way to overcome this?

Re: Deleting files on a Standard account in Windows 7 requires an admin password?
 

You need to add her the ownership of the files within her users directory.

Re: Deleting files on a Standard account in Windows 7 requires an admin password?
 

Oh ok, so im guessing any files that she creates, she wont require my admin password. (even though its her laptop, I still need to keep an eye on things).

Re: Deleting files on a Standard account in Windows 7 requires an admin password?
 

Correct.. A shortcut will be from software that the admin has installed hence the need for the password..

Re: Deleting files on a Standard account in Windows 7 requires an admin password?
 

Cool. :)