Re: Sharing programs with Limited Users

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/03 

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:03:01 -0700

With regard to the Sims, it may be that registry keys in LOCAL_MACHINE
need to be written and only the admin account can do that.

If your game or application 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, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"Steve" <steve-t@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:0c4401c33f5e$09ef2890$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I have admin rights and have install a few games for the
> kids.  I asked the guy i got the computer off and he said
> to install them into C:\My Shared Documents\Games
>
> I have done this and a few of the games work and there
> are a few that dont.
>
> One of the games i have installed "The Sims" wont let the
> kids play it unless i run it first on my (Admin) account
> and then close the program and let the kids sign in and
> then it will work!
>
> Is there some setting that i can change so the games will
> work on the kids limited accounts.
>
> As i dont like them to be on my Admin account.
>
> Yours Steve

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