Solved: New User Cannot Start Any .Exe

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My problem had to do with NTFS file permissions, which trump user account
privileges every time.

The tip-off came when I tried to open the \Program Files folder in the newly
created user account and received an error message saying: C:\Program Files
is not accessible. Access is denied.

Because I have the Home Edition of Windows XP, I had to boot to Safe Mode
and disable Simple File Sharing; then I could adjust the NTFS permissions.

I don't understand *why* I had to do this, but it solved the problem.

Daddy

"Daddy" <daddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eeT0DqFfJHA.4868@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have Windows XP Home SP 3. My computer has two user accounts: one is a
Computer Administrator and the other is a Limited User. Both accounts work
great - no problems.

I recently added a new user account, another Limited User. This new user
account cannot run any .exe files from the Start menu. Windows claims it
can't find the file. And it can't start applications from \...\Program Files
either, because Windows won't allow access to the folder. What's more,
Internet Explorer 7 has a rather strange interface that looks a lot like
Internet Explorer 6.

I thought to myself "oh well, corrupt user profile," so I deleted the new
user account (from my Administrator account, natch) and re-created it. Same
problem. So I deleted and re-created the user account again, only this time
I made it a Computer Administrator account. Same problem! Since when can a
Computer Administrator not run .exes?

How can I get new user accounts to work properly? Thanks for your help.

Daddy



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