Re: Xp Home User/Profile priviledges: Administrator ==> Limited ==> Administrator ... Problem

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 02/18/03 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:09:06 -0700

Hi Jeff,
It sounds to me that you have done the right things, and
as I do not have QB it is hard to guess just exactly what
it is looking at to internally control access. However, it
seems clear that this is within QB, and if no one here has
seen and solved this then perhaps if you get them (QB) to
let you know what it is keying in upon then we can find a
way to make it so for your User1 account. 

-- 
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA,  MCSE both
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"J Kester" <funwear@wt.net> wrote in message news:612adc0e.0302172153.24ab5c85@posting.google.com...
> Hi All ... request your help again ... Once again my enthusiasm
> exeeded my expertise ...
> 
> For security reasons, I added a new administor TYPE account ( i.e
> USER2) on my "XP Home" machine.  I changed properties of my
> default/daily user account (i.e USER1) to "limited".
> 
> I found out QuickBooks ( 2001 basic) will not work with "limited" XP
> profile, so I changed USER1 profile/account back to full ADMINISTRATOR
> priviledges.  Well, QB01 does not recognize USER1 as having full ADMIN
> priviledges, even though WinXp Home says it does.  QB01 says the USER1
> account has limited priviledges and to contact "my" network
> administrator ... ( that be me, and I don't know what to tell me ...
> lol).
> 
> I do have to admit I tried a hack posted in a news group about setting
> USER1 profile/account as a "poweruser account" which did NOT work as
> expected
> 
> >====  Type in Start Run control userpasswords2 ====< 
> 
> After this hack, the USER1 account did not even show up as XP user
> account; even though the CPU rebooted to that profile and all programs
> worked nominally except for QB01.  Fast user switching/UserAccounts
> only listed USER2 & Guest accounts.
> 
> I had to use another hack found in NewsGroups to get USER1 to even
> show up again ..
> 
> >====  net localgroup users USER1 /add =====<
> 
> Once got USER1 to be listed again, switched to USER2 (ADMIN
> priviledges) and changed USER1 account to "ADMIN" PRIVILEDGES. Even
> after reboot, Win Xp Home shows USER1 as ADMIN priviledges but QB01
> says does not.
> 
> Your distinguished assistance would be appreciated ....
> 
> Jeff K.
> ###############################################################

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