ActiveX Install From Limited Account on XP SP2?

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From: TR (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/24/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:10:11 -0700

Pardon me for answering my own question.

The short answer is "permissions".

The limited account does not have
permission to write in the
C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files directory.
Also, it is likely that registry modifications
needed to install are also denied. If you must,
permissions can be modified on the registry,
and the Downloaded Program Files directory (use cacls),
to permit the limited user to install ActiveX controls.
But, that defeats the purpose of the limited account.
Perhaps make the user a "Power User" instead.

See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;240897
Also:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=y3jkgQYODHA.1636%40cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl&rnum=7&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522Downloaded%2520Program%2520Files%2522%2520limited%2520account%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dall%26tab%3Dwg

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>When logged in as a "limited account" user
>on XP SP2, I cannot install ActiveX controls.
>Nothing seems to happen, or just a red x appears
>where the control should be. I do not get an Information
>Bar prompt.
>
>When logged in on the same system as an administrator,
>I can install those ActiveX controls just fine.
>
>Once I have installed the component as an admin,
>then the limited account can run the control just fine.
>
>This is a clean install with no policy management in place.
>
>I've tried adding the site(s) to the trusted zone,
>completely opened up every possible security
>setting for the zone, and also completely made IE
>as insecure as possible in the Advanced internet
>settings. The code is in a cab file which is signed
>with a valid cert.
>
>Does anyone know any trick to get ActiveX controls
>to install from a limited account? Is it just supposed
>to be impossible for limited accounts to install ActiveX
>components no matter what?
>
>Thanks.
>.
>

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