Setting permissions for 'Limited' users

Posted: 08-27-2003, 03:51 AM

CAPTAINSMILES

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I just installed XP Pro (clean) and reinstalled
applications. How come user of accounted type 'limited'
cannot run BVRP Phone Tools or use my scanner? If the user
account type is Adimin then they work fine. How do I
allow 'limited' users to run this app and scanner?
What's the best information source for xp admin 'tricks of
the trade' in setting rights & permissions?
Thanks

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Kent W. England [MVP]

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Re: Setting permissions for 'Limited' users

Posted: 08-27-2003, 06:16 AM

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

"CAPTAINSMILES" <captainsmiles2@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> I just installed XP Pro (clean) and reinstalled
> applications. How come user of accounted type 'limited'
> cannot run BVRP Phone Tools or use my scanner? If the user
> account type is Adimin then they work fine. How do I
> allow 'limited' users to run this app and scanner?
> What's the best information source for xp admin 'tricks of
> the trade' in setting rights & permissions?
> Thanks

CAPTAINSMILES

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Re: Thanks!

Posted: 08-27-2003, 07:11 AM

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
>
>
>
>"CAPTAINSMILES" <captainsmiles2@hotmail.com> wrote in
>message news:005e01c36c46$25497ef0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> I just installed XP Pro (clean) and reinstalled
>> applications. How come user of accounted

type 'limited'

>> cannot run BVRP Phone Tools or use my scanner? If the

user

>> account type is Adimin then they work fine. How do I
>> allow 'limited' users to run this app and scanner?
>> What's the best information source for xp

admin 'tricks of

>> the trade' in setting rights & permissions?
>> Thanks
>
>.
>

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