Re: Access denied. Program not recognizing administrator privileges.
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 12/25/02
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From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 19:51:16 -0500
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-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Associate Expert ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message news:uxogkz4qCHA.1808@TK2MSFTNGP09... > The explanation is that Electronic Arts doesn't support XP. You should > complain vehemently about this and demand an installer that supports XP. > The software will run, but the installer controls where things get > placed and the application is sometimes hardwired for specific > locations, which is a programming mistake. Patches can fix these > problems, but only if EA is willing to spend the time. > > (But only Doug will actually help you get things going.) > > -- > Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP > (Please respond only in the newsgroup) > > > "Brad" <lykspittle@yahoo.com> wrote in > message news:el4zJ1qqCHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP12... > > Doug, > > > > EA Tech support says I should delete all user accounts and logon with > > no > > username and password. No explanation why I should be doing this. Any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message > > news:#A7mw3jqCHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP10... > > Brad, > > > > Sure, you can send me the RegMon log. Send it to > > feedback@dougknox.com, > > Subject: Regmon Log. > > -- > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > > http://www.dougknox.com > > -------------------------------- > > Associate Expert > > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > -------------------------------- > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > > > "Brad" <lykspittle@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:O8Auj0jqCHA.436@TK2MSFTNGP12... > > > It's got to be a registry problem. The game is Battlefield 1942 by > > > Electronic Arts. Would it be possible to send you a log of the > > > registry > > > output? It's not very lengthy. I have no idea what the jargon means. > > > Do > > you > > > think it's a registry type problem or the administrator issue? I saw > > > your > > > utility for adding the admin to startup but couldnt get it to work. > > > Thanks > > > for your continued help. > > > > > > > > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message > > > news:#TzUyHiqCHA.2516@TK2MSFTNGP09... > > > Brad, > > > > > > If the program is successful in creating the files it needs, I would > > > run > > > RegMon again, and watch for registry Writes, specifically, that > > > fail. > > > Without knowing the program in question, its hard to be more > > > specific. > > > > > > -- > > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display > > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > > > http://www.dougknox.com > > > -------------------------------- > > > Associate Expert > > > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > -------------------------------- > > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > > > > > "Brad" <lykspittle@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > news:ez8pjjhqCHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP10... > > > > Doug, thanks for the quick reply. I forgot to mention that I had > > > > created > > a > > > > user profile with administrator privileges apart from > > > > "Administrator" > > > which > > > > I only know how to access in Safe Mode. Apparently the two are > > different. > > > > Anyhow, I used both suggested programs (FileMon and RegMon) and > > > > the > > > program > > > > in question appears to be doing it's job. It looks for files, if > > > > not > > there > > > > it attempts to create them, and checks again until "success" is > > obtained. > > > On > > > > processes where a failure occurs, they are always temp files in > > > > the path > > > of > > > > my user account. The program makes many attempts to fix this and > > > eventually > > > > it does, so without knowing anything about this, the progression > > > > doesn't > > > > seem out of the ordinary, though the problems are probably there. > > Logging > > > in > > > > as Administrator (safe mode), which is hidden on normal boots, I > > > > could > > not > > > > install nor run the previously installed program. An email to the > > company > > > > tech support think i have installation problems (which I don't) > > > > and > > > advised > > > > me to delete my windows profile and login as the default Windows > > > > XP user > > > > "Owner" *shrug* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message > > > > news:uhy8cQfqCHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP12... > > > > Its possible. It depends on what's happening when the program > > > > runs for > > > the > > > > first time. It could be trying to write to a part of the Registry > > > > that > > > even > > > > Admins don't have permissions to, by default. > > > > > > > > One tool that can help in this is RegMonNT, from > > > > www.sysinternals.com > > > > Load the Regmonnt program and then launch the application that > > > > you're > > > having > > > > trouble with. You'll see the Registry Read/Write activity, and > > > > you can > > > > adjust the filters to reduce the clutter. > > > > > > > > It could also be a file system/Permissions issue. SysInternals > > > > also has > > a > > > > FileMon utilty for NT based systems. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display > > > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > > > > http://www.dougknox.com > > > > -------------------------------- > > > > Associate Expert > > > > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > -------------------------------- > > > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > > > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > > > > > > > "Brad" <lykspittle@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > > news:#A4TMLfqCHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP10... > > > > > This might be the game's problem and not XP's but here goes. I > > > > > am the > > > only > > > > > user of my computer (thus the administrator) and I installed the > > > > > game > > > with > > > > > no problems. Upon running the game, a message pops up: Access > > > > > denied. > > > > Please > > > > > login with administrator privileges and try again. I've tried > > > > > taking > > > > control > > > > > of the files and same thing. I've created a new administrator > > > > > and I > > get > > > > the > > > > > same message. If I was able to install the program, shouldn't I > > > > > be > > able > > > to > > > > > execute it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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