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

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/03/03 

Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:04:28 -0700

Great. I'd appreciate it if you could post it in this particular thread. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"JamesD" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in 
message news:07f301c3712a$83960d00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you Kent, I have not tried this yet, but will soon 
> and post the results.
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >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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