Re: Permissions

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 11/20/03 

Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:03:21 -0700

The issue you are encountering is not unique to the use
of Guest. Rather, some applications are not following
the made for Windows specification, and will not run
as a limited account. If you have not changed certain
defaults, then when logged in locally with the Guest
account the Guest account actually is a limited account
(a member of the Users group). Guest is only more
restricted than limited accounts when used over the
network.
If you search this newsgroup or with Google, you will
find many posts on getting applications to run in a limited
account. Directions usually run : check app vendor website,
then if needed to roll your own solution first try granting
Users Modify on the application's installation folder. If
that is insufficient then you may need to change permissions
on the applications registry entry so Users group can modify it. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Luke" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:069601c3af22$ca737920$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to configure a small peer to peer network where
> I have all the computers logging in as guests. I'm using a
> work group and have one machine serving as a gateway (also
> xp box). The problem that I'm having is that when logged
> in as a guest, 'some' applications will not run. Is there
> some registry setting or permission I need to change or
> tweak somehwere for that executable to make it work?
>
> Thank you for you assitance in advance.

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