Re: WordPerfect

From: Danny Sanders (Danny.Sanders@cpcmed.org)
Date: 01/13/03 

From: "Danny Sanders" <Danny.Sanders@cpcmed.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:07:39 -0700

This is one of the problems you will run into using Win 2k and "legacy"
apps. Win 2k's security is tightened down considerably more that Win NT 4.0.

You might try putting the user's domain account into the local power user's
group, or even in the local administrator's group. Either one is better than
putting them in the domain admin group.

You could also test the compatws.inf security template that "relaxes" Win
2k's security to more closely match Win NT 4.0's security.
See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269259

I would test this on one computer and see if after applying the template, if
you still have problems with your legacy apps before using group policy to
apply it to everyone.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Jan Burbage" <jburbage@lex-co.com> wrote in message
news:u8tMnZ0uCHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> We have several copies of WordPerfect 8 which were working on a Win2000
box
> just fine. We are a business
> and had profiles for other users to use the same icon to access WP8 and
> these were working just fine on each pc. We are now trying to us this
same
> pc and software work in an Active Directory environment. However, when we
> roll the profile (pc) to a profile for the domain, the WP8 icon doesn't
work
> (doesn't do anything - no error messages - like you never clicked it) and
> if you drill down to the software itself on the hard drive and run it from
> there, you get an error message that says the "WP8 caused an error and
that
> Windows needs to shut it down and you will need to restart the problem".
> When you do this, it just does that same thing - can't open WP8. WP8 says
> it can not initialize. If you sign on to the box with Domain Admin
rights,
> everything works fine. So we know it is a rights thing of some sort. We
> would like a solution if you have one; but will take information about
what
> exactly is WP8 checking for as it initializes. Like I know WP checks for
> prints for it will tell you
> that no printers have been set up in your printer folder if that were the
> case (it isn't here) but what other things is it doing to check the
> environment? Thanks for your help. Jan
>
> PS we are having a similar problem with our WP 6.1 - says it can not find
> BIF file but it can - everyone has the rights to the software as far a the
> server is concerned. Have deleted BIF file and still does not work.
> However, if I sign on it works - I have Domain Admin rights. Help
>
>
>
>
>
>

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