How to set user level policies in Win 7 Pro

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I have a pc with Win 7 Pro RTM, with two user accounts.

The one account is for pc management and my Dad to use, so it needs everything enabled (account is an administrator).
The second account is for visitors to use, so I wish to disable many features in Windows to prevent people messing about with the machine (normal user account).

I've tried the group policy editor, but this works at a computer level, not at a user level as far as I can tell, and thus both accounts are affected.

Is there any sort of user level tool I can use like the group policy editor, to lock down the visitor account only?
 

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I have a pc with Win 7 Pro RTM, with two user accounts.

The one account is for pc management and my Dad to use, so it needs everything enabled (account is an administrator).
The second account is for visitors to use, so I wish to disable many features in Windows to prevent people messing about with the machine (normal user account).

I've tried the group policy editor, but this works at a computer level, not at a user level as far as I can tell, and thus both accounts are affected.

Is there any sort of user level tool I can use like the group policy editor, to lock down the visitor account only?

Well first thing you do is create a standard user. then use parental controls to limit, then if you need modify policy edit to lock it down still further by limiting std user group

Ken
 

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I had already looked at the parental control option, but the options there are far too limited and don't suit my needs. I'm looking for access to many of the limitations the group policy editor is able to provide, but on a user level.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 RTMIntel Q9400 Quad @ 2.66Ghz4Gb Corsair4850-1Gb & 4670-512Mb
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Windows 7 RTM
CPU
Intel Q9400 Quad @ 2.66Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5N-D
Memory
4Gb Corsair
Graphics Card(s)
4850-1Gb & 4670-512Mb
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung T260 & two Samsung 2333SW's
Screen Resolution
5760x1200
Hard Drives
2 x 640Gb SATA
1 x 200Gb SATA
PSU
Antec TruePower 650W
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
Stock CPU cooler, Thermalright TRAD-2 on 4850
Mouse
Logitech MX500
Internet Speed
4Mb ADSL
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