Re: Managing user rights

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/07/03 

Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 23:49:57 -0400

About all you can do is adjust the relavant permissions in the file system
and the Registry. In REGEDIT you can right click a branch or subkey and
select Permissions, and assign user rights there. 

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"Dr. Dos" <NoSpam@no.spam.none> wrote in message
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> Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
>
> > Many programs simply will not run on a limited user account.  In
addition to
> > granting the rights to the program's installation folder, write access
to
> > Windows and its subfolders may be required as well.  And last but not
least,
> > are the HKCR and HKLM branches of the Registry, much of which the
limited
> > user will have Read access, but not write.
> >
> > My XP system is setup with myself as the Administrator
> > and other users with Limited Access rights.  However,
> > when I install programs, the other users are not able to
> > use them.  They receive an error message saying they need
> > more rights, or something like that.  I want to allow
> > some users access to some programs, and not allow some to
> > others.  I've already tried (as the administrator) going
> > to the folder where the application is installed and
> > right clicking on the folder, select "Sharing & Security"
> > and adding the users on my system who will use this
> > program.  But its not working.
> >
> > What must I do to enable access to the programs I
> > installed as the administrator?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Your explanation dovetails with Steven's experience. How do
> you suggest to work-around this situation to accomplish what
> he wants to accomplish?
>

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