Re: I'm pulling my hair out....help!!!

From: jeffrey (jeffrey_at_nospam.okinawa.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:27:30 +0900

Hi,

Sorry for the late response, I`m plus 9 GMT, so was not at work when your
responded. Usually if you go to the executable file itself, for example, on
my desktop I have the shortcut for Adobe Reader 7.0, but the real .exe file
is in my my program files location, I go to the actual file and right click
on it. You should have several tabs and one of them is security. In there
you can change some of the properties of the users who can access that file.
I don`t know if you can give enough rights to the user profile to that file
but its worth a try. Only other thing I can recommend if you do not wish to
have the user account with admin rights is to be a power user. Power users
should have the ability to adjust register settings as well as the ability
to install programs.

This problem is actually both the software manufacture fault as well as
Microsoft for creating certain software that requires users with admin level
rights to run an application program. But most application programs can run
under a user level account. But if your running this from a home computer,
not on a company intranet, then another suggestion is to have an admin level
account just for those programs that require that level of rights, then a
plain user or power user account for daily computer needs. I know its more
of a pain to switch account for something that both MS and the software
manufacture screwed up on, but its the only other way to limit using an
account with admin rights.

Oh, I don`t know if it was stated, but another reason not to use the
built-in administrator account as a main account is, if the profile gets
screwed up, then your pretty much screwed in trying to use or repair the
computer. I have a few spare test computers and will try to see if I can
manipulate some programs that require admin rights to run under a power user
or user level account. I haven`t tried it before, but this will also help
verified if what I suggested is doable or futile.

Jeff

"Lonnie" <Lonnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:594DB988-E2FC-49F0-96BA-EB2128DF5036@microsoft.com...
> "jeffrey" wrote:
>
>>
>> Now as for programs not working properly due to user rights, that is
>> kinda
>> unusual. Usually all programs are designed to run under user level
>> accounts, unless that particular program requires the user to make
>> changes
>> to the program setup, which I doubt. I am the network admin where I work
>> at, and I have installed a lot of application software on user computers,
>> under the administrator account, but the user, with user rights only have
>> no
>> problems with the software.
>
> The software manufacturer says that because MS doesn't allow users without
> admin rights to mess with the registry, then I have to have an admin
> account
> to install/use it.
>
>
>>
>> You might be able to change the permissions on that particular program to
>> allow a poweruser or user level account to run it as an administrator.
>> For
>> those programs, go into its properties and under security see if you can
>> change the rights and permissions of your account that has poweruser or
>> user
>> level to be able to do full admin rights, just for that program.
>>
>> Jeff
>
> If what you mean is right clicking on the program and going to properties,
> then I can't see anything remotely similar to "security" or any way of
> altering how the program functions. If I'm interpreting you wrong as to
> the
> procedure of getting to that point please correct me by telling me how to
> get
> into the properties of the program and alter security.
>
> Thanks for your time and effort
>
> Lonnie
>
>
>

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