User Access Rights problem

[Guest]

I am new to computers and am trying to install quickbooks pro to my computer
and access it. I have it installed but when I try to access I get the
following error: User Access Rights Problem: Windows xp users must have Power
users or administrator group rights in order to run quickbooks .

can anyone help me set up power users or administrator group rights on my
pc? thanks so much.

 

[Gordon]

I am new to computers and am trying to install quickbooks pro to my computer
and access it. I have it installed but when I try to access I get the
following error: User Access Rights Problem: Windows xp users must have Power
users or administrator group rights in order to run quickbooks .

Not an answer yet, but WHY oh WHY do software houses write apps for
Windows that require ADMIN RIGHTS to run? When will they get out of this
MS-induced idiocy that it's OK to run a machine on a daily basis as Admin?
No-one in the Unix/Linux world in their right mind runs as root on a daily
basis, which in effect is what running as admin is........

 

[Gordon]

I am new to computers and am trying to install quickbooks pro to my computer
and access it. I have it installed but when I try to access I get the
following error: User Access Rights Problem: Windows xp users must have Power
users or administrator group rights in order to run quickbooks .

can anyone help me set up power users or administrator group rights on my
pc? thanks so much.

depending on your version of Windows XP you need to log in as The
Administrator and change your user account to one with Admin rights.
To do this, in Home Edition, boot into Safe Mode and log on as the
Administrator. If you have Pro edition, at the welcome Screen, press
Ctl-Alt-Del twice and the old style log-in box should appear. Log in as
"administrator" (without the quotes". Unless you know differently, then in
both cases the password should be blank.
Then, go to Control Panel-Users and change your User Account to be an
administrator.

HTH

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

MS didn't push for that, they recommend no one run in admin mode. The
problem is lazy software writers that don't want to bother incoporating the
code necessary to assign proper permissions during setup. Just want to do
like they did for Win9x.....

No-one in the Unix/Linux world in their right mind runs as root on a daily
basis, which in effect is what running as admin is........

Funny short story: A few years back I was part of a board interviewing
vendors for a new system for my company. One of our dev guys came in and
removed his jacket before sitting, and I laughed when I saw him. No one
understood why besides he and I (and we had never met). He was wearing a
T-shirt that simply said "I am root".

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am new to computers and am trying to install quickbooks pro to my computer
and access it. I have it installed but when I try to access I get the
following error: User Access Rights Problem: Windows xp users must have Power
users or administrator group rights in order to run quickbooks .

Personally, I'd send QuickBooks back to Intuit and tell them that
they'll get no more business from me until they learn to properly design
their products for use in a secure environment. But you may not have
that option.

You may experience some problems if the software was designed for
Win9x/Me, or if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP, but was improperly
designed. Quite simply, the application doesn't "know" how to handle
individual user profiles with differing security permissions levels, or
the application is designed to make to make changes to "off-limits"
sections of the Windows registry or protected Windows system folders.

For example, saved data are often stored in a sub-folder under the
application's folder within C:\Program Files - a place where no
inexperienced or limited user should ever have write permissions.

It may even be that the software requires "write" access to parts
of the registry or protected systems folders/files that are not normally
accessible to regular users. (This *won't* occur if the application is
properly written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're
often left with three options: Either grant the necessary users
appropriate higher access privileges (either as Power Users or local
administrators), explicitly grant normal users elevated privileges to
the affected folders and/or part(s) or the registry, 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."

can anyone help me set up power users or administrator group rights on my
pc? thanks so much.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783


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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Not an answer yet, but WHY oh WHY do software houses write apps for
Windows that require ADMIN RIGHTS to run?

Because they refuse to pay more to hire competent programmers.

When will they get out of this
MS-induced idiocy that it's OK to run a machine on a daily basis as Admin?

The idiocy isn't "MS-induced;" just the opposite, in fact. Microsoft
has always warned of the dangers of routinely using a computer with
elevated privileges.

No-one in the Unix/Linux world in their right mind runs as root on a daily
basis, which in effect is what running as admin is........

And it's the same in the Wintel realm, as well. No competent IT
department permits such a practice.


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry