RE: User accounts behave very differently

you mentioned it being on the same computer, therefore it couldn't be a
firewall problem.

I have recently began using a special instant messaging program.
When using it on my account for the first time, my Norton internet security
Firewall popped up and asked if I wawnted the aplication to have internet
access. (as it was from a trustworthy source I aggreed)

When then running the software in a different account, one which was also a
admin. account. It wouldn't let me connect to the internet. (everything else
worked). I found out that although it was a admin account, my firewall had
seperate accounts that run alongside with the XP accounts (all with same
names etc.) WITH NORTON INTERNET SECURITY:- you can only have ONE
administrator. The rest are set to adult, by default. Therefore the xp
accounts may be admin, but not neccasrally (sorry my typing is rubbish) have
admin priveledges with your firewall.

If you are using Norton internet security, then you should be able to go in
(which an adult account) go into the firewall, select programs and then
manually configure the internet access for each program.

I know it's a long shot, but realise that it can be a pain in the arse.

Hope it worked, I would be greatfull if you could reply and tell me how it
went,

Thank-you

daniel


"Chad" wrote:

> I've set up a different user account for each member of my family so that
> they can have their own desktop, etc. They all have admin rights. I've
> begun having problems since I installed SBC DSL. When I installed it
> originally, I did it under my account. Everything works great when I'm
> logged in. However, whenever someone else logs in, there's problems.
>
> The first problem is that the internet connection drops every 30 seconds,
> then comes back. This wouldn't be a big deal, except it interferes with mail
> transfer and downloading large files, like video. I get a bubble that says
> "limited or no connectivity". I've tried the MS hotfix for this, and the
> winsockxp fix, and changed my registry for KeepRASConnections for multiple
> users, but nothing seems to work. Since everything works great when I'm
> logged in, that rules out a hardware or cable problem, and also rules out
> firewall problems since we obviously run the same firewall software. I've
> checked every option for the internet that I can find in IE, and everything
> matches. Any ideas?
>
> The second problem is related to email. We use Outlook, and when I log in
> to my desktop, the Outlook shortcut takes me to my email account, when my
> wife logs in it goes to her email account, etc. Again, everything works
> great for me, but for my wife, she keeps getting the same emails over and
> over again. They don't seem to be getting deleted from the server, so
> everytime she opens Outlook she gets the old messages and the new. I made
> sure the the box 'leave messages on server' was not checked, and again
> checked the configuration to make sure it matched mine, but can't find
> anything. Any ideas for that?
>
> thanks in advance,
.

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