Re: Program won't run under normal user account

Sorted - brilliant - thank you very much Rick
David


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi David,
>
> Restart in Safe mode by selecting it after hitting F8 at boot, then logon
as
> administrator. You then need to locate the program folder and right click
> it, check properties. Here you should find a tab for security (this will
not
> show in normal mode in a WinXP Home system). What you need to do is enable
> read and write permissions for "everyone". More on this can be found here:
> http://rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "DavidM" <davidm_uk_notme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:TF4yf.75556$uR.46703@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I use Qimage Pro for printing photos. It is a registered version and the
> > license allows for multiple (non concurrent) users on one PC. I want the
> > program to be available to all users on my PC, myself with an
> > administrator
> > account and others with only normal user accounts. I installed the
program
> > via my admin account and it works ok, however when the other users try
to
> > run the program they get an error message saying that a log file can't
be
> > written into the program folder, and when closing the program it can
only
> > be
> > exited via the file menu option for exit without saving settings.
> > I have tried:
> >
> > removing and reinstalling the program into a folder c:\qimage (ie not
> > under
> > program files);
> > checked all the file and folder attributes, non are set to read only,
> > system
> > or hidden;
> > turned off zone alarm firewall and mcafee firewall.
> >
> > I just cannot find out why the program cannot write to these log files.
> > The
> > supplier support desk haven't been able to help either.
> >
> > What I have noticed (via windows explorer) is that some of these log
files
> > have an icon which looks like an empty window with a border, but with a
> > red
> > circle with white cross in it in the bottom left corner. I don't know
what
> > this means.
> >
> > I'm using XP Home, which I don't believe has the more sophisticated file
> > access controls as XP Pro, but I've spent days experimenting with this
and
> > still can't resolve the problem.
> >
> > It's probably obvious, but can anyone point me at what is wrong, or what
> > additional info I can provide please.
> > Thanks
> > David
> > (remove _notme to email)
> >
> >
>
>


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