running 16 bit apps

[proteanthread]

Is there a way to allow members of the groups "Users" and "Power
Users" access to 16 bit apps (instead of using "Run As") by the way of
a GPO ?

I have a game my 4 yr old son likes to play and it runs fine under an
account with Administrator privaleges but when I change the account to
a User or Power User I get an error that it can't run a 16 bit app and
it points to his temp directory in his local settings directory.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Is there a way to allow members of the groups "Users" and "Power
Users" access to 16 bit apps (instead of using "Run As") by the way of
a GPO ?

I have a game my 4 yr old son likes to play and it runs fine under an
account with Administrator privaleges but when I change the account to
a User or Power User I get an error that it can't run a 16 bit app and
it points to his temp directory in his local settings directory.

What exactly is the error message? Especially the part about
the temp directory?

 

[Guest]

What exactly is the error message? Especially the part about
the temp directory?

(from memory) 16 BIT Windows Subsystem: C:\DOCUM~1\TURBOKID\LOCALS~1\TEMP.
WINDOWS CANNOT CREATE OR LOCATE THE TEMP FILE NEEDED TO RUN APPLICATION.

I do not get this error when account is setup as an administrator on when
account is setup as a Power User or User.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

(from memory) 16 BIT Windows Subsystem: C:\DOCUM~1\TURBOKID\LOCALS~1\TEMP.
WINDOWS CANNOT CREATE OR LOCATE THE TEMP FILE NEEDED TO RUN APPLICATION.

I do not get this error when account is setup as an administrator on when
account is setup as a Power User or User.

I would check the permission structure of the temp directory.
You could also create your own temp directory, e.g. C:\temp,
give "everyone" full access to it and instruct Windows to use
it (Control Panel / System / Advanced / Environmental Variables).

 

[VanguardLH]

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Is there a way to allow members of the groups "Users" and "Power
Users" access to 16 bit apps (instead of using "Run As") by the way
of
a GPO ?

I have a game my 4 yr old son likes to play and it runs fine under
an
account with Administrator privaleges but when I change the account
to
a User or Power User I get an error that it can't run a 16 bit app
and
it points to his temp directory in his local settings directory.

Tried running the game under a compatibility mode for an older version
of Windows? Right-click on the shortcut, Properties, Compatibility
tab. Or use Start -> Help and Support and search on "compatibility".

 

[proteanthread]

Tried running the game under a compatibility mode for an older version
of Windows? Right-click on the shortcut, Properties, Compatibility
tab. Or use Start -> Help and Support and search on "compatibility".

Tried that.

 

[proteanthread]

I would check the permission structure of the temp directory.
You could also create your own temp directory, e.g. C:\temp,
give "everyone" full access to it and instruct Windows to use
it (Control Panel / System / Advanced / Environmental Variables).

Tried that.

 

[VanguardLH]

Tried that.

Before or after my suggestion. If after, did trying that work or not?


Some programs will not run under a non-admin account. That is how
they were coded. You will need to discuss the problem with whomever
wrote this unidentified game or maybe find a forum of users of that
unidentified game. Since you are playing a 16-bit game, which maybe
thinks it should be ran under DOS, you can't make it work unless it
has a configuration option to change its default behavior.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893677/en-us

 

[proteanthread]

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Before or after my suggestion. If after, did trying that work or not?

Some programs will not run under a non-admin account. That is how
they were coded. You will need to discuss the problem with whomever
wrote this unidentified game or maybe find a forum of users of that
unidentified game. Since you are playing a 16-bit game, which maybe
thinks it should be ran under DOS, you can't make it work unless it
has a configuration option to change its default behavior.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893677/en-us

After your suggestion.

but that link that helped, thanks.