Limited Users cant run Administrator installed programs

[Guest]

I'm finding that some programs ie. Print Shop Products can only be run by all users if they have administrator status. If I install program as the administrator and users have limited status, how can they run my programs? I have not designated these programs as private. I tried unmarking "read only" in the properties pop up but my users can still only run the program if I give them administrator status

Do I have to install the program on each users desktop individually

Thanks to anyone who can help. Smitty

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

A lot of software is written by !@#$$%% developers who don't understand that
a lot of users will not, and should not, have full admin rights to the
computer. There are ways to get around this by finding out what parts of the
disk/registry the app requires full access to (I can't remember any of the
utility names at the moment but am sure someone else will post) and
modifying the permissions appropriately, but this can be tedious.

Also, might want to check with the software company's tech support/web help
to see if they have anything to suggest....you can't do anything by changing
the file/folder attributes as you're trying, nor by installing the software
as the user (as a limited user won't be able to install the software to
begin with).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

This is quite common if the software was designed for Win9x/Me, or
if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP, but was improperly designed. Quite
simply, the installation routine for this application doesn't "know"
how to handle individual user profiles, or the application tries to
make changes to "off-limits" sections of the registry. Quite often,
you can make this software available to other users by _copying_ the
Start Menu folder and Desktop folder shortcuts from the user profile
from which the software was installed in the corresponding folders in
the user profile(s) in which you'd like the software to be accessible.
If the application is something that can/should be made available to
all current and future users, copying the shortcuts into the
corresponding locations of the All Users profile will do the trick.

NOTE: This may not work if the software requires access to parts
of the hard drive and/or registry that are not normally accessible to
regular users. (This won't occur if the application was properly
written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're left
with two options: Either grant the necessary users appropriate higher
access privileges (either as Power Users or local administrators), or
replace the application with one that was properly designed
specifically for WinNT/2K/XP.

Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307091

Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in a reply to a
different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:

"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."


Bruce Chambers
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