Re: Is any BESIDES Massimo reading these questions?

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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:27:50 +0100

"tom" <cyberhun@shaw.ca> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> I'm not TRYING to manage my bookmarks using another
> account (READ THE QUESTION) --- I'm trying to run IE
> securely, using the method provided for by XP: THE COMMAND KNOWN AS
> "RUNAS".

You don't seem to know what the RUNAS command actually does: it runs the
specified program in another user's context. If you open the Task Manager
and look at the "owner" column for the IE process, you'll see this quite
clearly.

RUNAS is typically used to run administrative tools if you're logged in as a
restricted user: you run them using an admin account without having to log
off and log on again with that account.
Another use is what you're trying to achieve: running a potentially insecure
program in a restricted user's context, to avoid damages to the system.
But RUNAS is not a "method for running programs securely", although it can
sometimes be used to accomplish this. It's an utility to run programs using
a user account different from the one you're logged in as.

The problem is: programs like IE or OE, which have lots of user-specific
settings and data, either in the Registry or in the user profile directory,
can expose strange behaviours when the user account you're running them
under is not the same as your main user account.

I'm not trying to flame you, like you seem to be thinking about my replies.
I'm just trying to explain the behaviour you're experiencing.

Massimo

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