Macintosh question:  How do I prevent others from installing new software?
541709
give them all user accounts and then only give them priviliges of guest\n\nthats wat i do in windows should work sam anyway gl trying
751266
figure out what types of games they are bringing in and restrict those types of files from executing.  you could cut back the user permissions on the systems to read only access. (so they can't add to anything on the computer, but can still execute existing programs.
545730
If you use XP pro, you could set ownership and permissions on folders and barred another users from accessing it.
265699
On the same computer...as many times as you need.  You may have to recertify with Microsoft, which is a pain, but they'll let you keep using it on the same box.  \n\nOn several different computers...well, that's illegal isn't it?  If those computers are connected to the internet, they may communicate back to the 'mother ship' at Microsoft and disable your ability to install.  I don't know what the limit is, though.
421678
You can create a guest account and prevent the changing of any programs and access to the administrator files that is your account on the PC.Nothing they can do can corrupt your data or programs,as the system wont allow any change by the guest.
504732
It sounds like you are trying to install a program that requires administrator level rights and you don't have them. This is common with Windows XP accounts that have restrictions set up for the other users.
142404
A popular program to use in the hacker/system admin population is called "DVD X Copy". I use it all the time to copy, errr make "backups" of my dvds onto my hard-drive or put them onto a dvd-r/dvd-rw. The only problem is the software has been discontinued by the developer. There is some good news, if you use a peer-to-peer file sharing program... you should have no problem finding it. I'm not sure if its compatible with the Mac OS but there are others you should be able to find with p2p or on google.
29710
There's not, there never will be... hopefully macintosh users will learn how to make their own yahoo client with the new features.\nThis seems most likely a case of bad business by an almost monopoly. If a certain company, let say "micro-hard" just so we dont take chances messing with potential danger, realizes that its largest competitor (apple) has better hardware and software than the computers that carry it software, one easy way to stay in business would be to pay many companies to make all software for the competing company inferior, as to make the customer believe that the computers by the competing company are inferior.\n\nI almost forgot to mention, if you think the mac version is bad, take a look at the unix version. poor thing is a crying shame. I guess Gates really does rule the world.
254183
make sure that you are not using any third-party software or something like that.
3203
I think the best situation is to depend on how experienced the user is.  If you are inexperienced, Automatic Download/Install is best.  Otherwise, I would suggest Automatic Download, but being notified of it and choosing when to install.
458166
I don't think you can prevent it.\n\nThere are setting that will get around  and also plug-ins or programs that will copy anything.\n\nstef\n\n\nps  I tried to reply to your email but got errors but thank you for your comments back.\nbye
66937
Perhaps decentralised software (e.g. programs that you use through your browser and therefore don't install locally). A good example of this is at [1].
791799
make sure "hide protected os files" also get unchecked!
722796
yep it because microsoft has created an update to find the people who are illeagaly using there software. The best advice I can give you is to buy a new copy of XP so you have your own #.
90381
Go to the 'Security Center' control panel and switch the offending items (firewall, virus protection and automatic updates) to "I'll monitor it myself" or "Not monitored".\n\nMy recommendation for Automatic Updates, by the way, is either of the two middle options, "Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them", or "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them".  That way, I get a notification, but Microsoft isn't doing anything to my machine without me knowing about it.
628655
there is a queue for download in the computer excluding ur computer.\n\nthink of u allow people dl from ur computer but only 1 person one time, but u allow queing. for those computer who queing in ur queue list, they are "Remotely queued"
447174
you might want to verify with microsoft but they tend to build upgrades on top of existing code or fail to uninstall the previous release when the upgrade has been installed.