Re: making progam files rivate to all users buy admin

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/12/04


Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 20:53:54 -0400

Hi,

You need to set permissions on the program folders themselves to block
access.

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

Alternately, the registered version of Doug Knox's security utility can
achieve what you want as well: www.dougknox.com, look under utilities.

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
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"me" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:619A1BAD-1901-4A77-9286-369EBB0446DD@microsoft.com...
> After i installed some programs on my computer i decided to make some 
> limited user accounts. I'm trying to make my programs private, but they 
> still have access to programs through the start menu . Is it because i 
> loaded them before i made the limited user accounts? do i have to 
> uninstall everything and create the user accounts first? i have the 
> programs private under the owner file, but there's an "all User" folder i 
> can't make files private in. Hopefully this isn't to confusing.
>
> Thanks much. 


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