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

Hi Rick. Your "method" to change to power user worked, and now the program
runs fine. However, a minor problem is that now the account does not say
"Power User" it says "Unknown Account Type." Also, how do I get to disable
'simple file sharing?' Please excuse my less than desired knowledge in this
area, and thanks to all you guys for your expertise... Fawzi.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ujPDFWYdFHA.612@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
>
> --
> 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*~
>>>
>>> MCP/MCSA/MCSE
>>> The Canadian DOS Prompt: EH?\>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "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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