Group Policy

Hello everyone,

I would to like to use Group Policy on a stand alone machine running Windows XP SP3 to prevent users (without admin rights) from accessing specific programs installed on the computer, control panels, Windows games etc.

I concluded that I would need to create a new Group of Users, then create a policy with those restrictions and assign it to that newly created group.

I know how to create a group of users and user accounts, what I need help with is in creating the actual policy (script) in Group Policy with the above mention restrictions. I do not want to use a third party software so if this can be all done satisfactorily in Group Policy I'll be happy.

I would appreciate any help anyone can provide to accomplish this...Thanks in advance for your help.

--MrV

PS:
I've done an Internet search and most of what I found was for Computers that are part of a domain so it didn't serve my needs.

 

Thank you for your response Arie...I'm sorry, I did a terrible job explaining myself and of course the question, here's a second try with more details...


In Group Policy windows I see the following:

Local Computer Policy (script icon) no option to expand its content

Computer Configuration
+ Software Configuration
+ Windows Settings
+ Administrative Templates

User Configuration
+ Software Configuration
+ Windows Settings
+ Administrative Templates


EXAMPLE:

User Configuration
-Administrative Templates
-Control Panel

On the right of the window, I double click
"Prohibit Access to the Control Panel"
and click the "enable" button

This hides the Control Panel in the Start Menu which is one of the items I would like to hide from users.

I'm able to make a few other changes there but the question is:
How do I save the policy, give it a name and assign it to the group of my choice?

Thanks