Re: New Software Not Working on all Desktops

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msjunecleaver_at_hotmail.com
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:56:54 -0700

Your reply is interesting.
i was wondering if that would work with me being able to
retrieve files that have been hidden and i cannnot get to
only checkdisk found fragments 000.chk. would the process
listed down there be close to what i need to do or does
defrag lose all the data?
how do i make hiddden or system files available they are
greyed out so i cannot uncheck them?
please email me if you can help and read maybe my other
posts in music and basics and general
it is a fat32 problem.
thank you
i am willing even to pay anyone to help me get my files
restored but not 500 bucks like data comapanies!
>-----Original Message-----
>Todd wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have my WindowsXP Home set up with one administrator
account and
>> 5 user accounts. I just loaded a game for my kids
(Everquest) and
>> it executes and works fine on the administrator account
but will
>> not execute on any of the other (non-administrator)
accounts. The
>> icon is there on their desktops but when the icon is
clicked, I
>> simply get a message stating that the program cannot
execute and
>> must close.
>>
>> Also, incidentally, I just last night updated my
computer with SP2
>> so I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it.
>
>
> This is quite common if the software was designed for
Win9x/Me, or
>if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP, but was improperly
designed. Quite
>simply, the installation routine for this application
doesn't "know"
>how to handle individual user profiles, or the
application tries to
>make changes to "off-limits" sections of the registry.
Quite often,
>you can make this software available to other users by
_copying_ the
>Start Menu folder and Desktop folder shortcuts from the
user profile
>from which the software was installed in the
corresponding folders in
>the user profile(s) in which you'd like the software to
be accessible.
>If the application is something that can/should be made
available to
>all current and future users, copying the shortcuts into
the
>corresponding locations of the All Users profile will do
the trick.
>
> NOTE: This may not work if the software requires
access to parts
>of the hard drive and/or registry that are not normally
accessible to
>regular users. (This won't occur if the application was
properly
>written.) If this does prove to be the case, however,
you're left
>with two options: Either grant the necessary users
appropriate higher
>access privileges (either as Power Users or local
administrators), or
>replace the application with one that was properly
designed
>specifically for WinNT/2K/XP.
>
>Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited
Account
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;q307091
>
> Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in
a reply to a
>different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:
>
> "If your game or application works with admin
accounts, but not
>with limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited
users to access
>the program files folder with "change" capability rather
than "read"
>which is the default.
>
>C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:c
>
>where "appfolder" is the folder where the application is
installed.
>
>If you wish to undo these changes, then run
>
>C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:r
>
> If you still have a problem with running the program
or saving
>settings on limited accounts, you may need to change
permissions on
>the registry keys. Run regedit.exe and go to
HKLM\Software\vendor\app,
>where "vendor\app" is the key that the software vendor
used for your
>specific program. Change the permissions on this key to
allow Users
>full control."
>
>--
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
>Help us help you:
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
>having both at once. - RAH
>
>
>
>.
>

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