Permissions nightmare

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Hi,

Here is my problem. It applies to windows 2000 and if i remember correctly
XP as well. I usually install all the software as administrator (domain
administrator). But sometimes with some software like SPSS the user is
unable to open their data files. It complains that the software is not
registered. In the case of custom made software (made in our company), i get
a problem with Crystal Reports (version 4) because it uses a system ODBC
source. Once I give the user administrator permission (for the local
machine), the problem is fixed. Power User privilidges will not work.

Now this would've been an application issue except that it happens in
several applications. Of course you can see what I have put up with after I
do this shortcut solution. All kinds of problems related software that is
automatically installed without the user even knowing what is going on.

Can you please help me?

Please post only.
 
!!bogus said:
Hi,

Here is my problem. It applies to windows 2000 and if i remember correctly
XP as well. I usually install all the software as administrator (domain
administrator). But sometimes with some software like SPSS the user is
unable to open their data files. It complains that the software is not
registered. In the case of custom made software (made in our company), i get
a problem with Crystal Reports (version 4) because it uses a system ODBC
source. Once I give the user administrator permission (for the local
machine), the problem is fixed. Power User privilidges will not work.

Now this would've been an application issue except that it happens in
several applications. Of course you can see what I have put up with after I
do this shortcut solution. All kinds of problems related software that is
automatically installed without the user even knowing what is going on.

Can you please help me?

Please post only.
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This is usually caused by the installation program of an application
failing to apply appropriate registry permissions. You can fix it
manually by running regedt32, navigating to HKey_Local_Machine/
Software and granting "full access" to the application key and all
its subkeys.

In the case of Outlook, you can use these Command Prompt commands:

Outlook /unregserver
Outlook /regserver
 
Interesting. Do you think I should give the 'Users' group full access or are
you talking about the 'System' may be.

I'll try it on Monday.

By the way the installation of the software didn't return any errors, but i
guess it doesn't hurt to try.
 
You will have to give "Everyone" full access. And no, I would not
expect that the installation process generates any error messages.
It just fails to set the permissions correctly.
 
Unfortunately it didn't work. I still get an application error. I tried this
with SPSS. I went even further by adding 'Everyone' (which wasn't there) to
the Program Files\SPSS and giving it full access, but didn't work. I am
thinking the problem is in system32.

As always, once I change my account to administrator, everything works fine
!!
 
This leaves two possibilities:

- Either some of your ntfs permissions are too restrictive, or

- The registry keys you modified are not the ones that cause
the problem. Your software supplier could tell you which
ones you need to adjust.
 
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