Limited User Accounts

You can edit file permissions for the Users group, but in XP Pro there
is a Power Users group that you can try instead of mangling the Users
group permissions. Switch your user to Power Users group and try it out.

In XP Home, you can create a different Program Files folder for games
and apps that don't work on limited accounts and give that new folder
more privileges for limited accounts, or you can modify app folders in
Program Files and fix apps that won't run for limited users but run fine
for admins. Post back if you'd like more detailed instructions on how to
do this.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"Trevor" <trevkum@netzero.net> wrote in
message news:26ac01c33f36$231330f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> Is there a way to edit what limited accounts can do? what
> they can access, and more for the accounts.

How can I do that? That sounds like something that might
be useful with one of my programs.
Thank you ever so much!

>-----Original Message-----
>You can edit file permissions for the Users group, but

in XP Pro there

>is a Power Users group that you can try instead of

mangling the Users

>group permissions. Switch your user to Power Users group

and try it out.

>
>In XP Home, you can create a different Program Files

folder for games

>and apps that don't work on limited accounts and give

that new folder

>more privileges for limited accounts, or you can modify

app folders in

>Program Files and fix apps that won't run for limited

users but run fine

>for admins. Post back if you'd like more detailed

instructions on how to

>do this.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
>"Trevor" <trevkum@netzero.net> wrote in
>message news:26ac01c33f36$231330f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>

what

>
>.
>

If your game or application works with admin accounts, but not with
limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users to access the
program files folder with "change" capability rather than "read" which
is the default.

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:c

where "appfolder" is the folder where the application is installed.

If you wish to undo these changes, then run

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:r

If you still have a problem with running the program or saving settings
on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions on the registry
keys. Run regedit.exe and go to HKLM\Software\vendor\app, where
"vendor\app" is the key that the software vendor used for your specific
program. Change the permissions on this key to allow Users full control.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"Trevor" <trevkum@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:0ca201c340e8$d560d830$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> How can I do that? That sounds like something that might
> be useful with one of my programs.
> Thank you ever so much!
>

> in XP Pro there

> mangling the Users

> and try it out.

> folder for games

> that new folder

> app folders in

> users but run fine

> instructions on how to

> what

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>If your game or application works with admin accounts,

but not with

>limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users

to access the

>program files folder with "change" capability rather

than "read" which

>is the default.
>
>C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:c
>
>where "appfolder" is the folder where the application is

installed.

>
>If you wish to undo these changes, then run
>
>C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:r
>
>If you still have a problem with running the program or

saving settings

>on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions

on the registry

>keys. Run regedit.exe and go to

HKLM\Software\vendor\app, where

>"vendor\app" is the key that the software vendor used

for your specific

>program. Change the permissions on this key to allow

Users full control.

>
>--
>Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
>"Trevor" <trevkum@netzero.net> wrote in message
>news:0ca201c340e8$d560d830$a001280a@phx.gbl...

might

group

modify

>
>.
>

I am running Windows XP home edition. I have set up 2
accounts; 1 being an administrator account and the 2nd
being a limited user account (my child). However, she is
not able to use programs that are already installed on
the computer, ie games, printmaster, etc. These
games/programs were for windows based operating system
but not Windows XP. I have not seen a place where I can
say what she can have access to, etc. What do I do?

Thanks much.

This is not unusual, as many programs will not run correctly under a limited
user account. And many applications that are "XP compatible" won't work
correctly because they don't take "limited" users into account.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Julie" <jbjhess@juno.com> wrote in message
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> I am running Windows XP home edition. I have set up 2
> accounts; 1 being an administrator account and the 2nd
> being a limited user account (my child). However, she is
> not able to use programs that are already installed on
> the computer, ie games, printmaster, etc. These
> games/programs were for windows based operating system
> but not Windows XP. I have not seen a place where I can
> say what she can have access to, etc. What do I do?
>
> Thanks much.

Type folder permissions in help. Give them write access to the programs folder. R/c the Start and choose Open and Open All Users.
This is where the start menu is stored. Open is your personal items and All Users are for everyone. Move your shortcuts about.

--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"Julie" <jbjhess@juno.com> wrote in message news:06c601c371ad$1beb1d20$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> I am running Windows XP home edition. I have set up 2
> accounts; 1 being an administrator account and the 2nd
> being a limited user account (my child). However, she is
> not able to use programs that are already installed on
> the computer, ie games, printmaster, etc. These
> games/programs were for windows based operating system
> but not Windows XP. I have not seen a place where I can
> say what she can have access to, etc. What do I do?
>
> Thanks much.