Playing games on different accounts

[darylo32]

I am an admin, my family have user accounts. When my
kids log on and try to play games, many of them won't
work. They'll either refuse to run (need admin priv) or
simply refuse to save. Why? If I give my kids admin
rights, they can play them, but I don't want to do that.
Recommendations?

 

[Paul Smith]

I am an admin, my family have user accounts. When my
kids log on and try to play games, many of them won't
work. They'll either refuse to run (need admin priv) or
simply refuse to save. Why? If I give my kids admin
rights, they can play them, but I don't want to do that.
Recommendations?

This info from Jimmy S (I think):

How to Create a Secure Admin Account for use with the Run As... Command

1. Click Start / Control Panel / User Accounts / Create a New Account /
Name the Account: "able2play" (without quotes) / Next Pick: "Computer-
Administrator" & Click "Create Account";

2. Click on your new able2play account and Create a Password for it;

3. When your limited user wants to play a game that requires Administrator
privileges they can Right-Click the shortcut to that game / Click Run
As... /
"The Following User": able2play and enter the password.

Steps 4 and 5 are optional, and are to prevent a user from logging on to the
computer as an administrator using the able2play account and password:

4. Remove "able2play" from the Welcome screen: Save and run my reg patch
which will add able2play to the hidden user list in your Windows XP
registry:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/able2play.reg (Save and then
Open).
or
* To avoid the above patch, run regedt32, browse to [HKLM\SOFTWARE\
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]
Click Edit / New / Dword value / ValueName: able2play / Value Data: 0
(hex)

5. This step will force the able2play account to logoff if anyone logs on
with it.
What I do is add a shortcut to the windows logoff routine into the RUN
key
of the able2play registry. Again, I made a reg patch to simplify this
process:

5a. <ONLY RUN THIS PATCH USING THE ABLE2PLAY ACCOUNT>
Click and Save this patch to the Local Disk (C Drive DO NOT OPEN IT
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/OnlyRunUsingAble2PlayAccount.reg

5b. Click Start / Log off / Click a blank area on the right side of the
Welcome
screen, and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to logon the able2play accnt.
Now, doubleclick the patch from step 5a, install it, delete it, and then
Logoff.
or
* To avoid using the reg patch, click Start / Run / regedt32 / browse
to:
[HKCU\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] and
Click Edit / New / String value / ValueName: logoff / Value data: logoff
REMEMBER: Only create this auto logoff while logged on as able2play!

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.halflifeportal.com/ All things Half-Life.
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

*Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*

 

[LaGUNaMAN]

@*Paul Smith* : Thank you very much for you VERY informative and helpfu
post. Much appreciated.

One question and I know its a little nitpicky,the able2play account ca
still be seen in the welcome screen... what do you suppose is th
problem? Do I have to be logged on and edit the registry on to th
able2play account also?

Anyway... keep up the good work


-
LaGUNaMA

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Lagunaman,

If you're familiar with Regedit:
1.. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList \
2.. Right-click an empty space in the right pane and select New > DWORD Value
3.. Name the new value: able2play
4.. Leave the Value data as 0
5.. Close the registry editor

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
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My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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|
| @*Paul Smith* : Thank you very much for you VERY informative and helpful
| post. Much appreciated.
|
| One question and I know its a little nitpicky,the able2play account can
| still be seen in the welcome screen... what do you suppose is the
| problem? Do I have to be logged on and edit the registry on to the
| able2play account also?
|
| Anyway... keep up the good work!
|
|
|
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| LaGUNaMAN
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[LaGUNaMAN]

@*Jimmy S.* - Thanks bozz!! Your instruction worked like a charm!! :


-
LaGUNaMA

 

[Jimmy S.]

Excellent! Thanks for posting!!

Cheers,
Jimmy.