Re: Games

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Thanks for the reply.

When I got the list of Users, the account/username I use was not even
listed(?). I followed the help instructions to Add my account to the list
and added it to the Administrators group. I rebooted and tried to run the
game with the same results I got earlier.

I do not believe I missed anything in your steps. I could not find the
Classic view link on the Control Panel, so I assume I was in the right place
there. Everything else in your instructions was perfect.

Any further suggestions?

Thanks.

"John Tiesi" wrote:

> Logon to the computer as the Administrator.
> Go to the Control Panel. Switch the view to Classic View if it isn't
> already that way (you can tell by looking in the upper left corner and
> seeing if there is a link that says Classic View).
> Open Administrative Tools
> Open Computer Management
> Look for Local Users and Groups and open it. Inside of it there are two
> folders, Users and Groups. Open the Users folder.
> Find your username. Double click on it then click on the Member of tab.
> Click on Add and type Administrators in the box. Click OK.
> Close all windows and reboot.
>
>
> "Martin" <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:56971292-2AE3-4981-A72B-E9B8F5985609@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hopefully, this is the correct group for my question. If not, please let
> > me
> > know and I will repost.
> >
> > I have had Windows XP on my new PC for several months. I have just
> > recently
> > had the opportunity to "play" with the machine to see what is available.
> > I
> > attempted to run one of the game programs (Freecell). I get a message
> > that
> > the operation was cancelled due to restrictions.
> >
> > Using the Help as a starting point, I did some research on my system and
> > found the following things:
> > --In addition to the usual account I have been using to log on, I
> > discovered
> > another account called "Administrator". According to the listing of
> > accounts, both are members of the Administrator Group.
> >
> > --After some trial, I was able to log on as this Administrator account.
> > The
> > game that I wanted to try ran just fine, no errors. In fact, I tried
> > several
> > and they all run fine.
> >
> > --I checked the Permissons tab of the Properties of one of the games
> > (Freecell.exe). It shows that the Administrator Group has all permissions
> > checked.
> >
> > I would like to be able to run the games from my usual log on rather than
> > having to log on as Administrator.
> >
> > Can someone guide me as to how to solve this problem? I am not an XP
> > expert, so as much detail as possible would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
>
>
>
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