>I have found that if a user is downgraded from an administrator role to a user role, and at the time of downgrading ? the "show processes from all users" check box in the "processes" tab of the task manager application was check on for him ? this ability is retained for him (probably in its profile), although he should not have this right since he is not a member of the administrators group anymore. Does the user completely log off after being downgraded from the Admin role, or was this tested by using the FUS? >Windows XP presents a new option called "Fast User Switching" (FUS). BTW, FUS is only available in a work group environment. It is not available if the computer is a member of a domain. John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com