Re: Does Power Users really work?

From: Chris Richmond - MD6-FDC ~ (crichmon@flw6007.fm.intel.com)
Date: 10/18/02 

From: crichmon@flw6007.fm.intel.com (Chris Richmond - MD6-FDC ~)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:52:24 +0000 (UTC)

In article <u009ErgdCHA.1876@tkmsftngp10>,
 "RCC" <rcc76@hotmail.com> writes:
>Something is wrong. Admin permissions are only required for installing
>software. Everything else can be granted by individual, file, registry and

>The applications may not be engineered correctly in your case. Could you
>tell us a few of the programs that require full admin?

The Sims. I foolishly assumed that I could install it as
Admin and everyone else would be able to use it. BZZzzzT!
Wrong. I copied the Maxis folder from Docs&Settings/Admin
to the AllUser tree, added AuthenticatedUsers to the permissions
on the copy, still didn't work. Uninstalled, cleaned registry
of Maxis and Sims data and re-installed as a power user. It
still insists that only Admin can run it.

I also installed a set of Hoyle games (Board Games, Cards games, etc)
the same way. They run, but you immediately get stuck trying
to create a new user within the games.

Clues?

Thx, Chris 

-- 
 Chris Richmond         | I don't speak for Intel & vise versa

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