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01-21-2004, 03:54 AM
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 POP: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default I bought the game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time but after installing it and trying to run it a Windows error pops up saying I must have admin rights to run. Then another error says the game process has been manually killed. The thing is I'm the only user on the machine with admin rights--in fact I'm the only user on the machine period. Here's what I've tried to correct the problem, just so anybody willing to help can see what I may have missed while doing so: --Uninstalled POP:SOT and cleared out the windows\temp folder as well as all registry references before reinstalling --Installed on the builtin administrator's account --Installed and rebooted before trying to start program (even though it didn't say it had to be rebooted) --Created a new admin account and then tested all of the above I've made sure that all antivirus software was turned off during the installations. All the drivers have been updated and windows updates have been downloaded. The specs of my machine are below. Windows XP 40 GB hard drive 1 GB of ram GeForce 5600 Graphics card 1.73 GHz processor DirectX 9.0b What could be the problem? I'd greatly appreciate any advice  | Guest
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01-21-2004, 05:18 AM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default Hi Adrian, You could use Start / Run / regedit, search for the registry keys associated with that game and make sure your account(s) have full permissions to them, however I think repairing Windows might be a *Safer* route to take. If not, setup a restore point. -- How to use Windows XP System Restore: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...temrestore.asp -- How To Repair Windows: Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows: using this method: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall, plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and Recommended updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com -- Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=sz;en-us;top My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. __________________________________________________ _______ "adrian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:18d001c3dfda$9b1f4c10$a401280a@phx.gbl... | I bought the game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time but | after installing it and trying to run it a Windows error | pops up saying I must have admin rights to run. Then | another error says the game process has been manually | killed. The thing is I'm the only user on the machine | with admin rights--in fact I'm the only user on the | machine period. Here's what I've tried to correct the | problem, just so anybody willing to help can see what I | may have missed while doing so: | --Uninstalled POP:SOT and cleared out the windows\temp | folder as well as all registry references before | reinstalling | --Installed on the builtin administrator's account | --Installed and rebooted before trying to start program | (even though it didn't say it had to be rebooted) | --Created a new admin account and then tested all of the | above | I've made sure that all antivirus software was turned off | during the installations. | | All the drivers have been updated and | windows updates have been downloaded. The specs of my | machine are below. | | Windows XP | 40 GB hard drive | 1 GB of ram | GeForce 5600 Graphics card | 1.73 GHz processor | DirectX 9.0b | | What could be the problem? I'd greatly appreciate any | advice | | Guest
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01-21-2004, 07:27 AM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default Thanks for the tip Jimmy! But what do I look for when looking for full admin rights? --Adrian Quote:
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01-21-2004, 02:13 PM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default Hi Adrian, You would look under Edit / Permissions and ensure that your users are added to that list and that "Full Control" is checked for them. :-) -- Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=sz;en-us;top My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. __________________________________________________ _______ <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:191f01c3dff8$69898710$a501280a@phx.gbl... | Thanks for the tip Jimmy! But what do I look for when | looking for full admin rights? | | --Adrian | | >-----Original Message----- | >Hi Adrian, | > | >You could use Start / Run / regedit, search for the | registry keys | >associated with that game and make sure your account(s) | have | >full permissions to them, however I think repairing | Windows | >might be a *Safer* route to take. If not, setup a | restore point. | >-- | >How to use Windows XP System Restore: | > | http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../howto/gethelp | /systemrestore.asp | > | >-- | >How To Repair Windows: | >Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair | Windows: | >using this method: | http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm | > | >Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP | Internet Firewall, | >plug back into your Internet connection and install all | Critical and | >Recommended updates from: | http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | > | >-- | >Cheers, Windows XP MVP | Shell / User | >Jimmy S. | http://mvp.support.microsoft.com | > | > | >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | scid=FH;[LN];gms | >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: | http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact | >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | scid=sz;en-us;top | >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I | confer any rights. | >_________________________________________________ ________ | > | >"adrian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in | message news:18d001c3dfda$9b1f4c10$a401280a@phx.gbl... | >| I bought the game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time but | >| after installing it and trying to run it a Windows | error | >| pops up saying I must have admin rights to run. Then | >| another error says the game process has been manually | >| killed. The thing is I'm the only user on the machine | >| with admin rights--in fact I'm the only user on the | >| machine period. Here's what I've tried to correct the | >| problem, just so anybody willing to help can see what I | >| may have missed while doing so: | >| --Uninstalled POP:SOT and cleared out the windows\temp | >| folder as well as all registry references before | >| reinstalling | >| --Installed on the builtin administrator's account | >| --Installed and rebooted before trying to start program | >| (even though it didn't say it had to be rebooted) | >| --Created a new admin account and then tested all of | the | >| above | >| I've made sure that all antivirus software was turned | off | >| during the installations. | >| | >| All the drivers have been updated and | >| windows updates have been downloaded. The specs of my | >| machine are below. | >| | >| Windows XP | >| 40 GB hard drive | >| 1 GB of ram | >| GeForce 5600 Graphics card | >| 1.73 GHz processor | >| DirectX 9.0b | >| | >| What could be the problem? I'd greatly appreciate any | >| advice | >| | > | > | >. | > | Guest
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01-22-2004, 04:33 PM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default Jimmy-- O.K. I looked at the registry and in almost every instance the registry keys and values had full control. For the ones that didn't I set them to full control for my users but the error still comes up. Are there certain areas in the registry I can look in that would be able to alter the neccessity of needing admin rights? By adding a new key or value or something? Quote:
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01-22-2004, 06:06 PM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default Hi Adrian, Alright, it was worth a try. Let's move on to Plan B: How To Repair Windows: Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows: using this method: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall, plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and Recommended updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com -- Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=sz;en-us;top My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. __________________________________________________ _______ <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:28cd01c3e10d$e6908040$a501280a@phx.gbl... | Jimmy-- | | O.K. I looked at the registry and in almost every instance | the registry keys and values had full control. For the | ones that didn't I set them to full control for my users | but the error still comes up. Are there certain areas in | the registry I can look in that would be able to alter the | neccessity of needing admin rights? By adding a new key | or value or something? | | >-----Original Message----- | >Hi Adrian, | > | >You would look under Edit / Permissions and ensure that | your users | >are added to that list and that "Full Control" is checked | for them. :-) | > | >-- | >Cheers, Windows XP MVP | Shell / User | >Jimmy S. | http://mvp.support.microsoft.com | > | > | >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | scid=FH;[LN];gms | >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: | http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact | >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | scid=sz;en-us;top | >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I | confer any rights. | >_________________________________________________ ________ | > | ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:191f01c3dff8$69898710$a501280a@phx.gbl... | >| Thanks for the tip Jimmy! But what do I look for when | >| looking for full admin rights? | >| | >| --Adrian | >| | >| >-----Original Message----- | >| >Hi Adrian, | >| > | >| >You could use Start / Run / regedit, search for the | >| registry keys | >| >associated with that game and make sure your account(s) | >| have | >| >full permissions to them, however I think repairing | >| Windows | >| >might be a *Safer* route to take. If not, setup a | >| restore point. | >| >-- | >| >How to use Windows XP System Restore: | >| > | >| | http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../howto/gethelp | >| /systemrestore.asp | >| > | >| >-- | >| >How To Repair Windows: | >| >Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair | >| Windows: | >| >using this method: | >| http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm | >| > | >| >Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP | >| Internet Firewall, | >| >plug back into your Internet connection and install all | >| Critical and | >| >Recommended updates from: | >| http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | >| > | >| >-- | >| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP | >| Shell / User | >| >Jimmy S. | >| http://mvp.support.microsoft.com | >| > | >| > | >| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | >| scid=FH;[LN];gms | >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: | >| http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact | >| >MS Support at: | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | >| scid=sz;en-us;top | >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do | I | >| confer any rights. | >| | >_________________________________________________ ________ | >| > | >| >"adrian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in | >| message news:18d001c3dfda$9b1f4c10$a401280a@phx.gbl... | >| >| I bought the game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time but | >| >| after installing it and trying to run it a Windows | >| error | >| >| pops up saying I must have admin rights to run. Then | >| >| another error says the game process has been manually | >| >| killed. The thing is I'm the only user on the | machine | >| >| with admin rights--in fact I'm the only user on the | >| >| machine period. Here's what I've tried to correct | the | >| >| problem, just so anybody willing to help can see | what I | >| >| may have missed while doing so: | >| >| --Uninstalled POP:SOT and cleared out the | windows\temp | >| >| folder as well as all registry references before | >| >| reinstalling | >| >| --Installed on the builtin administrator's account | >| >| --Installed and rebooted before trying to start | program | >| >| (even though it didn't say it had to be rebooted) | >| >| --Created a new admin account and then tested all of | >| the | >| >| above | >| >| I've made sure that all antivirus software was turned | >| off | >| >| during the installations. | >| >| | >| >| All the drivers have been updated and | >| >| windows updates have been downloaded. The specs of | my | >| >| machine are below. | >| >| | >| >| Windows XP | >| >| 40 GB hard drive | >| >| 1 GB of ram | >| >| GeForce 5600 Graphics card | >| >| 1.73 GHz processor | >| >| DirectX 9.0b | >| >| | >| >| What could be the problem? I'd greatly appreciate | any | >| >| advice | >| >| | >| > | >| > | >| >. | >| > | > | > | >. | > | Guest
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01-23-2004, 03:51 PM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!! I did a windows repair and now the game will start. How did you know that we had gotten to the point where a windows repair was needed? Quote:
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default Jimmy is psychotic, er, psychic. 8-) That's one of the last results when something has gone really bad on the system. -- Chris H. Microsoft Windows MVP Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:326e01c3e1d1$159ed0d0$a401280a@phx.gbl... Quote:
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01-23-2004, 04:38 PM
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| Re: SOT won't acknowledge admin rights--Even in admin default LOL! Chris must have remembered me posting my Halo nick on one of the other newsgroups. ;-) I play under the name: PsychoTech which suits me to a T! Adrian, I'm glad we were able to get your system fixed. :-) Cheers, Jimmy. "Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eDkLvYd4DHA.2136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... | Jimmy is psychotic, er, psychic. 8-) That's one of the last results when | something has gone really bad on the system. | -- | Chris H. | Microsoft Windows MVP | Associate Expert | Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone | | <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | news:326e01c3e1d1$159ed0d0$a401280a@phx.gbl... | > THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!! | > I did a windows repair and now the game will start. How | > did you know that we had gotten to the point where a | > windows repair was needed? | > | > | > >-----Original Message----- | > >Hi Adrian, | > > | > >Alright, it was worth a try. Let's move on to Plan B: | > > | > >How To Repair Windows: | > >Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair | > Windows: | > >using this method: | > http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm | > > | > >Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet | > Firewall, | > >plug back into your Internet connection and install all | > Critical and | > >Recommended updates from: | > http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | > > | > >-- | > >Cheers, Windows XP MVP | > Shell / User | > >Jimmy S. | > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com | > > | > > | > >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | > scid=FH;[LN];gms | > >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: | > http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact | > >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | > scid=sz;en-us;top | > >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I | > confer any rights. | > >_________________________________________________ ________ | > > | > ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:28cd01c3e10d$e6908040$a501280a@phx.gbl... | > >| Jimmy-- | > >| | > >| O.K. I looked at the registry and in almost every | > instance | > >| the registry keys and values had full control. For the | > >| ones that didn't I set them to full control for my users | > >| but the error still comes up. Are there certain areas | > in | > >| the registry I can look in that would be able to alter | > the | > >| neccessity of needing admin rights? By adding a new key | > >| or value or something? | > >| | > >| >-----Original Message----- | > >| >Hi Adrian, | > >| > | > >| >You would look under Edit / Permissions and ensure that | > >| your users | > >| >are added to that list and that "Full Control" is | > checked | > >| for them. :-) | > >| > | > >| >-- | > >| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP | > >| Shell / User | > >| >Jimmy S. | > >| http://mvp.support.microsoft.com | > >| > | > >| > | > >| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | > >| scid=FH;[LN];gms | > >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: | > >| http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact | > >| >MS Support at: | > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | > >| scid=sz;en-us;top | > >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do | > I | > >| confer any rights. | > >| | > >_________________________________________________ ________ | > >| > | > >| ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > >| > news:191f01c3dff8$69898710$a501280a@phx.gbl... | > >| >| Thanks for the tip Jimmy! But what do I look for when | > >| >| looking for full admin rights? | > >| >| | > >| >| --Adrian | > >| >| | > >| >| >-----Original Message----- | > >| >| >Hi Adrian, | > >| >| > | > >| >| >You could use Start / Run / regedit, search for the | > >| >| registry keys | > >| >| >associated with that game and make sure your account | > (s) | > >| >| have | > >| >| >full permissions to them, however I think repairing | > >| >| Windows | > >| >| >might be a *Safer* route to take. If not, setup a | > >| >| restore point. | > >| >| >-- | > >| >| >How to use Windows XP System Restore: | > >| >| > | > >| >| | > >| | > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../howto/gethelp | > >| >| /systemrestore.asp | > >| >| > | > >| >| >-- | > >| >| >How To Repair Windows: | > >| >| >Unplug from your Internet connection, and then | > repair | > >| >| Windows: | > >| >| >using this method: | > >| >| http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm | > >| >| > | > >| >| >Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP | > >| >| Internet Firewall, | > >| >| >plug back into your Internet connection and install | > all | > >| >| Critical and | > >| >| >Recommended updates from: | > >| >| http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | > >| >| > | > >| >| >-- | > >| >| >Cheers, Windows XP | > MVP | > >| >| Shell / User | > >| >| >Jimmy S. | > >| >| http://mvp.support.microsoft.com | > >| >| > | > >| >| > | > >| >| >Game FAQs: | > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | > >| >| scid=FH;[LN];gms | > >| >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: | > >| >| http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact | > >| >| >MS Support at: | > >| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? | > >| >| scid=sz;en-us;top | > >| >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor | > do | > >| I | > >| >| confer any rights. | > >| >| | > >| | > >_________________________________________________ ________ | > >| >| > | > >| >| >"adrian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> | > wrote in | > >| >| message news:18d001c3dfda$9b1f4c10 | > $a401280a@phx.gbl... | > >| >| >| I bought the game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time | > but | > >| >| >| after installing it and trying to run it a Windows | > >| >| error | > >| >| >| pops up saying I must have admin rights to run. | > Then | > >| >| >| another error says the game process has been | > manually | > >| >| >| killed. The thing is I'm the only user on the | > >| machine | > >| >| >| with admin rights--in fact I'm the only user on | > the | > >| >| >| machine period. Here's what I've tried to correct | > >| the | > >| >| >| problem, just so anybody willing to help can see | > >| what I | > >| >| >| may have missed while doing so: | > >| >| >| --Uninstalled POP:SOT and cleared out the | > >| windows\temp | > >| >| >| folder as well as all registry references before | > >| >| >| reinstalling | > >| >| >| --Installed on the builtin administrator's account | > >| >| >| --Installed and rebooted before trying to start | > >| program | > >| >| >| (even though it didn't say it had to be rebooted) | > >| >| >| --Created a new admin account and then tested all | > of | > >| >| the | > >| >| >| above | > >| >| >| I've made sure that all antivirus software was | > turned | > >| >| off | > >| >| >| during the installations. | > >| >| >| | > >| >| >| All the drivers have been updated and | > >| >| >| windows updates have been downloaded. The specs | > of | > >| my | > >| >| >| machine are below. | > >| >| >| | > >| >| >| Windows XP | > >| >| >| 40 GB hard drive | > >| >| >| 1 GB of ram | > >| >| >| GeForce 5600 Graphics card | > >| >| >| 1.73 GHz processor | > >| >| >| DirectX 9.0b | > >| >| >| | > >| >| >| What could be the problem? I'd greatly appreciate | > >| any | > >| >| >| advice | > >| >| >| | > >| >| > | > >| >| > | > >| >| >. | > >| >| > | > >| > | > >| > | > >| >. | > >| > | > > | > > | > >. | > > | | | Guest
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