Re: Age of mythology
From: Zat (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/01/04
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Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:14:58 -0700
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>"Zat" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>| Hi everybody,
>|
>| I have Windows xp and when I install Age of mythology
it
>| will not let anyone else play the game except for the
>| administrator (myself). I've tried everything,
including
>| loading the game for my kids profile or with shared
>| programs or folder but nothing works.
>|
>| I don't want my kids to have an administrator profile.
>| What do you suggest ?
>
>Hi Zat,
>
>Some games will work with limited accounts after they
have been installed and
>run once either using an administrator account, or by
temporarily changing the
>limited user account(s) to an admin account in Control
Panel / User Accounts,
>just for the purpose of running the game the first time
in order to be able to
>install the necessary files and create the keys in the
registry that it needs to
>function, but may not be able to due to the restrictive
nature of limited accounts.
>
>If that mouthful doesn't resolve the issue, use the "Run
As.." command instead:
>
>1. Click Start / Control Panel / User Accounts / Create
a New Account /
> Name the Account: "able2play" (without quotes) /
Next Pick: "Computer-
> Administrator" & Click "Create Account";
>
>2. Click on your new able2play account and Create a
Password for it;
>
>3. When your limited user wants to play a game that
requires Administrator
> privileges they can Right-Click the shortcut to that
game / Click Run As... /
> "The Following User": able2play and enter the
password. Simple as that!
>
>I know what you're thinking: That defeats the purpose
of the limited user account.
>To secure the "able2play" account so that it can't be
used to logon to the computer:
>
>First you can hide the account so that it won't show up
on the Welcome Screen:
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_hide_users.htm
(thanks Doug!)
>
>Next add a shortcut to the windows logoff routine into
the RUN key of the
>able2play registry. I made a reg patch to simplify this
process if you wish to use it:
>
>4. Logon to the "able2play" account,
>
>5. <ONLY RUN THIS PATCH USING THE "ABLE2PLAY" ACCOUNT>
> Save this patch to your drive and then doubleclick
it to install it to your registry.
>
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/OnlyRunUsingAble2Pla
yAccount.reg
>
>or
>
> *Instead of using the reg patch, click Start / Run /
regedt32 / browse to:
> [HKCU\SOFTWARE\
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] and
> Click Edit / New / String value / ValueName:
logoff / Value data: logoff
>
>>From now on, if anyone logs on with the "able2play"
account, the computer will log
>them off immediately. They will not gain access to an
administrators desktop! :-)
>
>--
>Cheers, Windows XP MVP
Shell / User
>Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=FH;[LN];gms
>Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
>MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=sz;en-us;top
>My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
confer any rights.
>_________________________________________________________
>
>Hi Jimmy,
Thanks a lot for your solution (the first mouthfull), it
worked perfectly. In the name of many dads, thank you !
>
>
>.
>
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