File attributes & access rights

From: ConnollyJ_p (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:17:21 -0800

I recently installed XP Home Edition V5.1. I have setup
4 users on the system, one as an administrator
the other 3 as limited accounts.

I then installed a LabTec webcam (from the admin account)
and gave all users access. The cam works fine
except when I want to take a still Pic. The still
picture is saved in the each users directory
My Document\My Pictures\Labtec\Album\Pictures. When
logged onas the admin this works fine, however the limited
accounts get the message " Drive C: is not accessable or
not ready". Any other application (word, notepad, paint)
can write & save to the dir. I have reported this to
Labtes but they tell me it is a XP issue.

I have tried the following

1) Changed the limited account to admin. The Picture is
saved fine.
2) Checked the file and directory settings are R/W
3) deleted the directory & recreated
4) Coppied the directory sttructure from the admin
account
5) reinstalled the app

Nothing apears to work.

Help, before I go mad.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cant make restricted account an admin account
    ... Some software seem to only work for the user account if installed by that account. ... So to make such a software available for the restricted account, I need to switch it to an admin type. ... Quite simply, the application doesn't "know" how to handle individual user profiles with differing security permissions levels, or the application is designed to make to make changes to "off-limits" sections of the Windows registry or protected Windows system folders. ... limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users to access the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Limited Account Problem - One More Try
    ... Perform a Windows XP Repair Install: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm ... I can create either Admin or Limited accounts with no problem ... > and can log in to Windows normally with an ADMIN account. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Limited Account Problem - One More Try
    ... I can create either Admin or Limited accounts with no problem ... and can log in to Windows normally with an ADMIN account. ... or so, the desktop comes up but no Start Menu, Taskbar, or Icons. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: AOM-Titans-XP home-limited user accounts. ????
    ... limited user account(s) to an admin account in Control Panel / User Accounts, ... but may not be able to due to the restrictive nature of limited accounts. ... When your limited user wants to play a game that requires Administrator ... Save this patch to your drive and then doubleclick it to install it to your registry. ...
    (microsoft.public.games)
  • File attributes & access rights
    ... the other 3 as limited accounts. ... I then installed a LabTec webcam (from the admin account) ... picture is saved in the each users directory ... Changed the limited account to admin. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)