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Old 08-07-2004, 05:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
Default Installing games for limited accounts

Most games require admin account to install. How can one run games under
limited accounts without using the "run as" feature? Some games even fall
over and fail to run if I use the "run as" command.
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Old 08-07-2004, 05:30 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Limited accounts don't have the rights needed to manipulate files on the
hard drive. You need the proper permissions. Achieving this depends on
which version of XP you have, Home or Pro. Take a look at this Knowledge
Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307091
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> Most games require admin account to install. How can one run games under
> limited accounts without using the "run as" feature? Some games even fall
> over and fail to run if I use the "run as" command.

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Old 08-07-2004, 08:45 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I am a twit!
I recall doing this very thing under a prior winxp-pro installation about 2
years ago but have had to reinstall all my games with a recent fresh OS
installation.
Thank you heaps Chris - much appreciated. I noticed that you have answered a
number of questions & I for one cant thank you enough!! May good karma find
you ;-)

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> Limited accounts don't have the rights needed to manipulate files on the
> hard drive. You need the proper permissions. Achieving this depends on
> which version of XP you have, Home or Pro. Take a look at this Knowledge
> Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307091
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Mr Majestic" <MrMajestic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9DE9C3FF-6450-40C5-9814-C2B82CF5E57C@microsoft.com...
Quote:
> > Most games require admin account to install. How can one run games under
> > limited accounts without using the "run as" feature? Some games even fall
> > over and fail to run if I use the "run as" command.
>
>
>
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Old 08-07-2004, 10:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Awesome. Glad to be around to jog the memory. LOL! Hopefully things will
work out well once again.
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"Mr Majestic" <MrMajestic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am a twit!
> I recall doing this very thing under a prior winxp-pro installation about
> 2
> years ago but have had to reinstall all my games with a recent fresh OS
> installation.
> Thank you heaps Chris - much appreciated. I noticed that you have answered
> a
> number of questions & I for one cant thank you enough!! May good karma
> find
> you ;-)
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
Quote:
>> Limited accounts don't have the rights needed to manipulate files on the
>> hard drive. You need the proper permissions. Achieving this depends on
>> which version of XP you have, Home or Pro. Take a look at this Knowledge
>> Base article:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307091
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Mr Majestic" <MrMajestic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9DE9C3FF-6450-40C5-9814-C2B82CF5E57C@microsoft.com...
Quote:
>> > Most games require admin account to install. How can one run games
>> > under
>> > limited accounts without using the "run as" feature? Some games even
>> > fall
>> > over and fail to run if I use the "run as" command.
>>
>>
>>

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