Re: Built-In Users group can't use Photoeditor

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nscomcast.net)
Date: 05/29/04 

Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 00:40:32 GMT

Hi Paul.

I cheated and did a Google search and never actually had the problem myself
so I hope the link below helps. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260151

"Paul Kraemer" <KraemerPW@cs.com> wrote in message
news:1441c01c444c2$c19c0bb0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have a PC running Win2k pro. I have created a user and
> put her in the built-In "Users" group. She is unable to
> view image files with Microsoft Photo-Editor. When she
> tries, she gets a series of the following errors - "No
> file format information can be found in the
> Registry", "Unknown File Format", and "PhotoEditor
> cannot find or open C:\temp\filename.jpg".
>
> I think this is a security issue, because if I log on as
> an administrator, I have no problem looking at images in
> PhotoEditor. I'd like to limit the rights of the "Users"
> group as much as possible for security purposes, but I do
> want my "Users" to be able to look at images in
> PhotoEditor. Can anyone tell me what I have to do to
> give them this right?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul

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