Re: Restrict Program Running

This depends on how they're loading the program(s) at Startup. If they're doing it from the Start Menu, All Programs, Startup folder, then you just move them from the All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder to the Startup folder for the user account you do want them to load for.

If they're being loaded from the Registry, then you have to copy the Registry entries from

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

While you're logged into the account that you want to have access to them. And then delete the entries in HKEY_LOCAL _MACHINE.

And last, but not least, some of these programs may run as Services. These will be available to everyone, regardless.

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"CSH98" <CSH98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8B7DD348-EAD0-42B2-9377-C2B50EF73422@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have just installed some HP software that only runs with admin rights. It
then installs itself so that it is available for all users and runs it
programs at startup. I would like to restrict this to a single user account.
Is this possible in XP home?

All help appreciated.

.

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