Re: Missing Users folder under management
- From: "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:46:06 -0400
Hi,
Yes, that would be correct, as permissions do not apply in FAT32. Have you
tried reinstalling the program while logged on as that user?
--
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
"Ted Hadden" <TedHadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:369D2437-6909-45D4-B4CB-D69F54CBCAC2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Rick,
>
> I think I know the problem as to why you suggestion did not apply. Both
> my
> drives are FAT32 and not NTFS.
>
> Ted
>
> "Ted Hadden" wrote:
>
>> Rick,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. However I must inform you that after serveral
>> attempts at doing this, including, using the /p option in the command
>> line I
>> still get no joy from this.
>>
>> Just so that you know, I also have a thread going with Jimmy S. a little
>> further down in these these forums and can be found
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.games&mid=3fbf3010-16a9-407a-8697-ef3f630db996
>>
>> I do not want to trouble both of you by having the same suggestion thrown
>> out twice.
>>
>> My intent with this thread was to find out if I indeed needed the "Users"
>> folder under the Computer Mangement window, and you verified that I did
>> not.
>> So that's settled.
>>
>> I have also contacted customer support for XP since I had 2 available
>> free
>> support contacts ... and was told by the support person there that I
>> needed
>> to contact the games group and not the O.S. group.
>>
>> I don't feel that's the case. Both O.S. and game were working in perfect
>> harmony in XP Home and XP Home SP1 ... something that changed in the
>> settings
>> with SP2 has caused this problem. I'll be hanged if I can find it.
>>
>> I can uninstall SP2 and FS9 works just fine!?? What's up with that?
>>
>> I appreciate your help.
>>
>> Ted Hadden
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > The local users and group snapin, lusrmgr.msc, does not exist in a
>> > WinXP
>> > Home installation, therefore it will not show in the computer
>> > management
>> > screen. What you have is a permissions problem. Open a command prompt
>> > (click
>> > start/run, type cmd and click ok), then run this:
>> >
>> > cacls <program_folder_path>\*.* /g <username>:F
>> >
>> > Make sure there are spaces after cacls, *.*, and the /g
>> >
>> > <Program_folder_path> refers to the installation location of the
>> > program
>> > files, usually C:\Program files\some_directory
>> >
>> > That last piece (username) is the account name, followed by a colon,
>> > then F.
>> > If your account has administrator privileges, then this should allow
>> > your
>> > account to execute the files needed to run the simulator.
>> >
>> > So for example, if it is installed to C:\Program files\Flight Sim, and
>> > your
>> > user account name is Ted, then it'd be:
>> >
>> > cacls C:\Program files\Flight Sim\*.* /g Ted:F
>> >
>> > --
>> > 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
>> >
>> > "Ted Hadden" <TedHadden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:F73D7BCB-941F-42A9-9ECF-CEFD18B79314@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >I am still having some issues regarding XP Home SP2 and trying to run
>> > > Microsoft Flight Simulator Century of Flight or FS9/FS2004. I'm
>> > > getting
>> > > a
>> > > dialog box that reads, "Please log on with Administrator Privileges
>> > > and
>> > > try
>> > > again." The sim does not start, after clicking the icon, there is a
>> > > pause
>> > > and then the above dialog box shows up on my screen.
>> > >
>> > > One of the troubleshooting links I found the other day stated that I
>> > > should
>> > > check my user settings for certain rights. Some thing you may need
>> > > to
>> > > know
>> > > first: There is only one account on this computer it is, as far as I
>> > > know
>> > > the default administrator's account. This single account has
>> > > administrative
>> > > privleges. I can add and delete other accounts, though doing so
>> > > doesn't
>> > > seem to help matters any.
>> > >
>> > > Any how getting back to the recommended solution from the tech site
>> > > said
>> > > to
>> > > right click on "My Computer", click on "Management", then open the
>> > > "Users"
>> > > folder on the tree. So I click to the Computer Management window and
>> > > there
>> > > is no "Users" folder listed in my tree! What gives? Where is my
>> > > "Users"
>> > > folder on that tree? Can that folder be restored?, inserted?, added?
>> > >
>> > > If so How do I go about doing this?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance for the help.
>> > >
>> > > Ted Hadden
>> >
>> >
>> >
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