Restrict Program Running

[Guest]

I have just installed some HP software that only runs with admin rights. It
then installs itself so that it is available for all users and runs it
programs at startup. I would like to restrict this to a single user account.
Is this possible in XP home?

All help appreciated.

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

This depends on how they're loading the program(s) at Startup. If they're
doing it from the Start Menu, All Programs, Startup folder, then you just
move them from the All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder to the
Startup folder for the user account you do want them to load for.

If they're being loaded from the Registry, then you have to copy the
Registry entries from

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

While you're logged into the account that you want to have access to them.
And then delete the entries in HKEY_LOCAL _MACHINE.

And last, but not least, some of these programs may run as Services. These
will be available to everyone, regardless.

 

[Guest]

Can you tell me how to tell between registry and services?

Many thanks.

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

If its listed at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run in the
Registry, its not a service. You can see running and installed services by
going to Start, Run and entering SERVICES.MSC.

You can also use a small utility I wrote to see what's loading at startup
and from where. See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Startup Programs
Tracker.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Harry Johnston]

You can also use a small utility I wrote to see what's loading at
startup and from where. See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Startup
Programs Tracker.

Just in case Doug's program doesn't solve your problem, www.sysinternals.com (a
wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft) also has a utility called autoruns which
shows what programs are being automatically run and why - it also allows you to
disable them.

Harry.