Re: hidden c drive -what type of problems

From: Oli Restorick [MVP] (oli_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:43:39 -0000

The hidden C: drive won't cause a problem, as it only hides it in Windows
Explorer. The common dialogue boxes (File | Open) are implemented by
Explorer, so the drives are hidden there, too.

What you're seeing is the result of lazy and incompetent programmers
assuming that all users have administrative rights to PCs. The ideal
solution to this problem is not to buy software from companies that mess you
around like this, but sometimes you're placed in a position where you have
no choice.

In such situations, you should try using the free FileMon and RegMon tools
from www.sysinternals.com to analyze which files and registry keys the buggy
program is trying to write to. You may find launching these utilities using
the "runas" command (supplying administrative credentials) allows you to
monitor what's going on when an ordinary user is running the program.

Once you've found which files, folders and registry keys need their
permissions loosening, you can change their permissions using Group Policy
(for file, folder and reg permissions), or the cacls command (for file and
folder permissions).

Give your suppliers a hard time. They deserve it. If possible, find
alternative products and deprive these vendors of their revenue stream.

Check out the following sites:

http://www.threatcode.com/
http://weblogs.asp.net/rhurlbut/archive/2004/10/18/243894.aspx

Hope this helps

Oli

"Sher" <Sher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D290FC0-0E4B-4B3D-9422-BE29FDBB3DDF@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
> I have hidden the c: drive using group policies.
> I have come across some programs that say they work with Windows XP but am
> getting what seems to be permissions errors.
> One error involves a program that translates languages.
> Could the hidden c: drive be causing this? The users have modify rights
> to
> the folder where the program is installed and I even edited the registry
> to
> give the users permissions as modify to that programs folder. This
> program
> creates temp files under the users documents and settings\local\temp
> folder.
> (Also, the users my documents is redirected to the server.) and the user
> is
> saving that file to my documents.
> The program is Systran Office translator.
> Has anyone else ran across this problem. The support people for Systran
> doesn't seem to have a solution since it works when I logon as the
> Administrator.
> Thanks for any help,
> Sher
>
>
>

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