Re: Rights (Permissions) for CD-Writers ?

From: Bob Schor (bschor@pitt.edu)
Date: 01/30/02 

From: Bob Schor <bschor@pitt.edu>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:21:08 -0500

I'm 99% sure that I am a PowerUser (but will check and make that 100% this
evening ...). I tried setting permissions in Program Files ...

Note that the program installed OK, since I installed it under an
administrator account, and can run it as an administrator. What I also
want to do is to allow all Power Users to also use the writer.

BS

jan erik wrote:

> This behavior occurs because a non power user is not allowed to write
> to the Program Files directory; that user will not be allowed to write
> to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. If the installer package tries to open
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and Setup is not being run by a user with write
> permissions to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (power users, and administrators),
> the user receives the error message you stated…
>
> To work around the problem ( local not domain) open the user& groups
> in control panel. Add the user to the power user or admin group…

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