Adding a Domain Account to the Power Users Group

To add a domain account to the "Power Users" group on a Windows XP system, take the following steps:

1. Click on "Start".
2. Click on "Control Panel".
3. Click on "Performance and Maintenance". If you don't see it, then you are in Windows XP's "classic" view and you can skip to the next step.
4. Click on "Administrative Tools".
5. Double-click on "Computer Management".
6. Click on "Local Users and Groups" in the "Computer Management" window.
7. Double-click on "Groups".
8. Double-clik on the "Power Users" group in the right pane of the window.
9. Click on the "Add" button.
10. In the "Enter object names to select" field, put in the domain account name. E.g. if the domain was "example" and the user name was "Beth", you would put in "example\beth".
11. Click on "Check Names" to verify the name you entered.
12. Then click on "OK", if it was accepted. A "name not found" window will open if it wasn't accepted.
13. Click on "OK" to close the "Power Users Properties" window, which should now show the name you added.

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