Re: Running programs with administrator access

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 08/24/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:15:41 -0700

This is due to the application not being fully compliant
with the Windows logo certification specification.

The answer is to fix the application, and complain to
the vendor of it, rather than to make it so all user accounts
can run the app as administrator. If someone can run one
app as an admin then they will have all the info they need
in order to just log in as that admin account - and they soon
will be doing just that.

Try issuing the following
cacls "C:\Program Files\AppDir" /E /T /G Users:C
where C: may need to be changed, and where AppDir
is to be replaced with the actual directory where the
application is installed (or all of "C:\Pro . . . \AppDir"
should be replace as needed).
This will grant all accounts C=Change over all of the
application's point of installation.
This does fix a good percentage of these type of problem
applications. However, some applications need security
to be loosened in other places in addition to here. 

--
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Ed" <ejc_3@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:92f401c24b10$5c607360$9ae62ecf@tkmsftngxa02...
> Here's the problem: I have XP Home edition installed at
> home and I have the "computer administrator" security
> level.  The other users have "limited accounts".  The
> problem is that a few of the applications cannot be run
> by the limited users unless they run the program with
> different credentials, namely mine.  How can I set up a
> program or a shortcut so that it can always be run as if
> it is being run by a administrator without giving my
> password to all the other users?
>
> I appreciate any help,
> Ed

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