Re: Right click My Computer - Manage --> Error, Cannot find file '(nul

From: John7 (NoSp_at_mm.com)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:24:22 +0200

"Mark V" <notvalid@nul.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns956B53577F809z9zzaQ2btw@207.46.248.16...
> In microsoft.public.win2000.registry John7 wrote:
>
> > Hello Mark,
> >
> >
> > Is was indeed a string type issue (REG_SZ instead of
> > REG_EXPAND_SZ). I cannot image how this happened, I was not
> > editing the registery but OK.
> >
> > Thank you so much :)
> > I learned a great deal from this.
> > Great you shared your knowledge !
>
> Happy I was able to help. If you hadn't found that %windir%... good
> work.
>
> >
> > I have a totally different question...
> > Many programs will run only correctly in an administator account
> > under Win2K and WinXP. This is unsafe. I'm searching for solutions
> > for months now but have no clue where to look.
> > I managed to resolve folder and file access rights but many times
> > this does not solve the problems.
> > Is there a tool to track down why certain programs will not work
> > in User or Restricted User accounts or is there 90% a common
> > cause?
>
> Without specifics it is difficult to say. Some applications are
> simply not written well (for Windows) <G>. That might mean it was
> not designed for use by accounts that did not install it. It might
> be a permissions issue in that it requires write access in HKLM or
> that it requires system services or access not permitted to non-
> admin. accounts. In some cases if the application is installed by
> the user that needs it (with temporary membership in the
> Administrators group for installation) it will function correctly
> thereafter for that one account. There could be other reasons why.
> My best suggestion is to check with the publisher of the software in
> question.
>
> As to tools. Although possibly intimidating at first the 3rd-party
> tools that might be useful that I would try are REGMON and FILEMON
> from www.sysinternals.com.
>
> But turning on file auditing and/or registry auditing may give you
> some clues in the Event Logs.
>
> It's really too general a question as it stands. You should try the
> people that wrote it first. Then a group focused on the particular
> application I suggest.
>
>
> [ snipped prior ]

Mark,

Thx for the hints. I d/l the Sysinternals tools you mentioned plus Process
Explorer.
Sheesh, why didn't I think of Registry and File auditing @#$%& :)
Contacting program authors is nearly impossible (esp. for older games or
when third parties are involved). So, this means, good old digging ...

John7

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