"Run as Administrator" privilege

[Pat Garard]

G'Day All,

I have a standard user who would like to run 'Wallpaper Changer for Windows
Xp Powertoy".

It will work correctly only if "Run as Administrator".

Is there a way of applying that permission to the PROGRAM.

I.e. is there a workaround that would allow the program to work for a
non-administrative user, for whom it generates a series of CreateFile,
WriteFile and CloseHandle messages.?

Any help appreciated!

 

[Leonard Grey]

If you give your user an Administrator password (so they can 'run as
Administrator') are you sure they won't use the password for /any/ other
purpose? Are you sure they'll store the password safely and not reveal
it to anyone else?

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

Hi Pat,

This isn't possible as the Wallpaper Changer PowerToy creates/modifies the
toyhide.bmp file in the Windows\System32 folder, rather than storing the
wallpaper file under each profile.

And, giving write access to the System32 folder for Limited users is
dangerous.

 

[Pat Garard]

Thanks Ramesh - That makes good sense!

Pat

Hi Pat,

This isn't possible as the Wallpaper Changer PowerToy creates/modifies the
toyhide.bmp file in the Windows\System32 folder, rather than storing the
wallpaper file under each profile.

And, giving write access to the System32 folder for Limited users is
dangerous.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

G'Day All,

I have a standard user who would like to run 'Wallpaper Changer for
Windows Xp Powertoy".

It will work correctly only if "Run as Administrator".

Is there a way of applying that permission to the PROGRAM.

I.e. is there a workaround that would allow the program to work for a
non-administrative user, for whom it generates a series of CreateFile,
WriteFile and CloseHandle messages.?

Any help appreciated!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Pat.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog

Thanks Ramesh - That makes good sense!

Pat

Hi Pat,

This isn't possible as the Wallpaper Changer PowerToy creates/modifies
the toyhide.bmp file in the Windows\System32 folder, rather than storing
the wallpaper file under each profile.

And, giving write access to the System32 folder for Limited users is
dangerous.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog