Re: Windows XP: Windows cannot find etc...

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Hi,

Start/run "control userpasswords2"

On the Users tab, click on your account, then on properties. You can change
it to a power user here. You must be logged into another account with admin
privileges to make the change.

As to the program problems, while logged in as administrator access the
permissions on that program folder and set the user account to full control.
That should remedy the problem of running the program as a limited user. You
may need to disable 'simple file sharing' in order to access the permissions
on the security tab of the folder properties.

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

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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

"Fawzi" <emad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uNmVTTUdFHA.3376@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In windows XP-pro there are only two types of users, limited and admin.
> There is no "power" user! In the account type dialog box, MS states that
> for older programs, sometimes one has to go to the administrator type for
> the programs to work. This is the case here. Is there a way around this?
> Thanks.
>
> Fawzi
>
> "KrazE" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OPtLzJUdFHA.2212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Make your account a Power User instead
>>
>> --
>> ~*Kim*~
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> "Fawzi" <emad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OfybpHUdFHA.1288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> If I am using the machine with an account that is "Limited," I get the
>>> message "Windows cannot find etc..." When I changed the account to
>>> "Administrator" the problem disappeared. I was told not to make use of
>>> the computer as an administrator, so I have created another account
>>> which I use, and it is of the limited type. It is this account that
>>> generates the error message. What do you think the problem is? I have
>>> SP-2 on Windows XP-Pro. [The executable I am using in this case happens
>>> to be an older program from the NT era, but it works fine for the
>>> administrator!] Thanks for any suggestions...
>>>
>>> Fawzi.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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