Game Access for limited user accounts

I have granted access to two limited user accounts on my
PC running Windows XP Pro.
Games install correctly and icons etc appear on their
accounts. When we try to run installed games within
their accounts they do not run.
Error messages appear saying they do not have rights of
access to that game.
I am now at a loss on how to give them access apart from
allowing them be 'administrators' which I wish to avoid.
Any useful suggestions to Vince@vtownsend.fsnet.co.uk
please.
Ta.

Vince, check this information:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307091 On Windows
XP Pro, in your administrator-enabled account, you can (first) go into
Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab and all the way at the bottom, remove
the check mark from "Use simple file sharing (Recommended). OK your way out
and then open Windows Explorer.

Locate the folder in which the game is installed. To do this, right-click
the link you use to launch the game, select Properties and then you'll see
the path in the Target: line. Right-click the top folder where the game is
installed and select Sharing and Security..., then you can go to the
Security tab, highlight the user's name (even in the Limited account) in the
top pane and give the needed permissions in the lower pane. This will give
them the proper rights, without giving away the store.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Vince Townsend" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have granted access to two limited user accounts on my
> PC running Windows XP Pro.
> Games install correctly and icons etc appear on their
> accounts. When we try to run installed games within
> their accounts they do not run.
> Error messages appear saying they do not have rights of
> access to that game.
> I am now at a loss on how to give them access apart from
> allowing them be 'administrators' which I wish to avoid.
> Any useful suggestions to Vince@vtownsend.fsnet.co.uk
> please.
> Ta.

Chris,

Many thanks for that excellent piece of help. I spent at
least two hours trying to figure it out, five minutes on
here solved the problem!!

Paul Brooking

>-----Original Message-----
>Vince, check this information:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-

us;307091 On Windows

>XP Pro, in your administrator-enabled account, you can

(first) go into

>Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab and all the way at

the bottom, remove

>the check mark from "Use simple file sharing

(Recommended). OK your way out

>and then open Windows Explorer.
>
>Locate the folder in which the game is installed. To do

this, right-click

>the link you use to launch the game, select Properties

and then you'll see

>the path in the Target: line. Right-click the top

folder where the game is

>installed and select Sharing and Security..., then you

can go to the

>Security tab, highlight the user's name (even in the

Limited account) in the

>top pane and give the needed permissions in the lower

pane. This will give

>them the proper rights, without giving away the store.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>"Vince Townsend" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote in message

>news:1152a01c3f4ba$9de9de70$a601280a@phx.gbl...

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Most excellent! Glad you got it working, Paul.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

<paul.brooking@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Chris,
>
> Many thanks for that excellent piece of help. I spent at
> least two hours trying to figure it out, five minutes on
> here solved the problem!!
>
> Paul Brooking
>

> us;307091 On Windows

> (first) go into

> the bottom, remove

> (Recommended). OK your way out

> this, right-click

> and then you'll see

> folder where the game is

> can go to the

> Limited account) in the

> pane. This will give

> wrote in message

> my

> from

> avoid.