Re: Unrestricted access to a particular program

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Hi,

Logon as administrator. Locate that program folder and right click it.
Select properties and go to the security tab. Give his user account full
control on it.

More on software in WindowsXP:
http://rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm

You may find that you need to disable 'simple file sharing' first (WinXP
Pro) or boot into Safe mode (WinXP Home) to do this.

A shortcut: Start/run cmd, then run:

cacls <folder_path> /g <user_name>:F

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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

"str8trini" <str8trini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2D7CFF86-0C11-4CE3-A416-12716F855F13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Can anyone tell me how to configure unrestricted access to a particular
> program for the other users on my XP machine. I have an educational
> software
> that I want my 10 year old to use. However, he can't log on the program.
> When I went to the site to troubleshoot I got the message below:
>
> This game or program is supported and intended to be used only when
> logging
> in using root administrator. Please make sure that your login has
> Administrator rights or try using the root Administrator login and try the
> game again.
>
> If you have multiple users on your Windows XP computer and want
> unrestricted
> access to the program, please refer to your Windows XP manual, or contact
> Microsoft Support for assistance in configuring your system.
>
>
>
>
>
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