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. Games, in particular, are apt to do this. (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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Eggman002 said:
On my system I have an Administrator account and 2 limited accounts.
It seems that anytime I install new software, it will work on the
administrator account but not on the other accounts. I have tried
changing it so that it will run as the administrator from the limited
accounts (providing a password is entered), but I still get invalid
permissions errors. Is there some way to install software so that it
will be the same for all users. I can not even get it to work with
one user unless I give that user administrator status, install the
software from their account, and then convert it back to a limited
account. Surely there is an easier way.
Note: The software I have encountered problems with so far is:
Command and Conquer Red Strike, Simcity 2000, Palm Desktop Software,
and Open Office.
