When a user attempts to apply a new IP address, change a subnet mask, alter DHCP settings, or make other changes, the system will require a reboot. To the user's frustration, after the reboot the new settings will have been discarded.
According to Young, the cause of this problem is that permission settings in the access control list (ACL) are handled differently in Windows XP Embedded (XPe) than they are in Windows XP Professional. His post provides script commands that can be put in a batch file that works with a security editor tool,
SubINACL. Once a user in the Network Configuration Operators group has run the batch file, they will be able to change TCP/IP settings.
To read the post "Applying TCP/IP Settings for Non-Administrator Users in Windows XP Embedded, click
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