Re: Does ANYONE know the answer to this Admin question?

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/31/03 

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:26:17 -0700

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
"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in
message news:031201c36f75$a71824e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Has anyone here had problems using programs under say a
> childrens
> profile that they limited to just "user" level with no
> rights to
> install programs?
> I have MY profile set with admin rights to install
> programs, but my
> kids don't have the same rights. When trying to run a few
> of these
> programs installed in my profile but run in theirs, there
> are various
> errors that pop up and I am almost 100% sure it is the
> admin right
> thing (the programs work under my profile) Some programs
> websites have
> fixes, some don't. It is a pain in the a** and almost not
> worth the
> effort, but it does save on headaches from the kids
> messing with
> important files. Any helpful info appreciated.
>
> BTW, I install all programs under MY profile with admin
> rights, NOT
> the Administrator mode. Don't know if that makes a
> difference, but
> from what I understand, Administrator mode cannot be
> reached in XP
> Home UNLESS you reboot into safe mode. Another pain in
> the a**.
>

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