Re: Limited accounts won't do the job

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe@mvps.org)
Date: 12/27/02 

From: "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:12:06 -0800

If your game or application falls into the category where it works with
admin accounts, but not with limited accounts, you can fix it to allow
limited users to access the program files folder with "change"
capability rather than "read" which is the default.

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:c

where "appfolder" is the folder where the application is installed.

If you wish to undo these changes, then run

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:r

If you still have a problem with running the program or saving settings
on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions on the registry
keys. Run regedit.exe and go to HKLM\Software\vendor\app, where
"vendor\app" is the key that the software vendor used for your specific
program. Change the permissions on this key to allow Users full control. 

-- 
Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
(Please respond only in the newsgroup)
"Gene Hora" <ams34@san.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:hasO9.179848$%k2.47987170@twister.socal.rr.com...
> I appreciate very much the time you took.  Mr. Schmidt's suggestion 
> was
> certainly worth a try; but didn't work -- same result.
>
> Kevin K's suggestion might have worked -- but using the script method 
> is
> beyond my expertise and inserting the password without the script 
> defeats
> the purpose; although probably none of our users would be able to 
> access it.
>
> "Kevin K" <WMTRP205@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OJGA3tGrCHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > Al,
> >
> > You do not have to give others your password if you use a script and
> encrypt
> > it. Visit:
> >
> http://msruniv.corp.bcentral.com/Shared%20Documents/runas_admin_script.vbs.t
> xt
> >
> > NOTE: The link may warp. If it does copy and paste it into your 
> > browser.
> >
> > Happy Holidays!
> > --
> > Kevin
> > Please reply to newsgroup so that all may benefit
> >
> > "al schmidt" <bigaldepr@caribe.net> wrote in message
> > news:007601c2ac47$3fbf1ca0$d5f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA12...
> > Runas works but you still have to let other have the
> > adminstrative password.
> >
> > In some cases the following has worked, especially for
> > non-Microsoft programs, but not all. It is worth a try.
> >
> > First - Login as an adminstrator and remove the programs.
> >
> > Second - Make all users administrators.
> >
> > Third - Re-install the programs.
> >
> > Forth - Change the accounts back to limited accounts.
> >
> > No promises, I donīt have either of these programs.
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >On a NTFS formatted drive, created 3 accounts (1 with
> > Administrator rights),
> > >2 limited. The intent was to allow the 2 limited
> > accounts to have overall
> > >access to files/folders, but not Administrator rights to
> > change accounts or
> > >passwords other than own.
> > >
> > >The problem is that in limited accounts users were
> > unable to access 2
> > >programs needed: WordPerfect 8 and Calendar Creator
> > (ver. 8). Both programs
> > >work OK inWinXP otherwise.  The only solution I could
> > find was to change
> > >both limited accounts to allow administrator rights.
> > Although we don't have
> > >a large user base, it is still a little bit risky. Is
> > there a way to give
> > >the limited accounts access to those two programs? They
> > seem to have access
> > >to other programs, particularly in Office 97, as well as
> > others installed
> > >with no problem.
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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