Re: Some things don't work right!

Hi Mike,

The limited user account may not have appropriate permissions on the
installation folders for those programs in order to run them, hence the
error messages. It's simply a matter of changing them.

For WinXP Home:

Boot to Safe mode, logon as administrator. Locate the program folder of each
in question, right click it and select properties. Go to the Security tab
(this will not show in normal mode which is why you must do this in safe
mode).

For WinXP Pro:

Logon as administrator if not already. Go to the Control Panel/Folder
Options/View tab and in the bottom of the list uncheck the line for simple
file sharing. Then locate one of the program folders in question, right
click it and choose properties. Go to the Security tab.

For Both:

Once on the security tab, select the user account, change the permissions so
that the limited user has at least read and execute permissions. You may
find it easier just to give them full control in case the program needs to
write to the folder during normal operation.

--
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

"Michael C." <MichaelC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7B42DCCC-00F4-4CC0-89CE-8A51B69A4A61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> As per the suggestions on this forum I decided to set up a limited account
> for daily use. However, some things don't appear to work right on startup.
>
> When I log into limited account a lot of the applications I installed in
> my
> admin account either don't start (error messages) or are simply missing.
> Should I attempt to install these items on my limited accoung to get them
> working?
>
> Setting up a functioning limited seems like a giant PIA. My original
> account
> is error free and has been functioning perfectly for a long time.
>
> Any infor welcome,
>
> Mike


.

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