Anytime Wayne.
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| Thanks Jimmy,
|
| I'll try running the program once to see if that helps, then try the
| registry keys. The patch sounds interesting, I'll have to take a look at it.
|
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| Wayne Morgan
| Microsoft Access MVP
|
|
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | > Hi Wayne,
| >
| > Registry settings for Microsoft Games are usually found in these
| locations:
| > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\ *and*
| > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games
| >
| > Some games will work with limited accounts after they have been installed
| and
| > run once either using an administrator account, or by temporarily changing
| the
| > limited user account(s) to an admin account in Control Panel / User
| Accounts,
| > just for the purpose of running the game the first time in order to be
| able to
| > install the necessary files and create the keys in the registry that it
| needs to
| > function, but may not be able to due to the restrictive nature of limited
| accounts.
| >
| > If that doesn't resolve the issue, here's the XP MVP workaround. ;-)
| >
| > 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. Simple as
| that!
| >
| > I know what you're thinking: That defeats the purpose of the limited user
| account.
| > To secure the "able2play" account so that it can't be used to logon to the
| computer:
| >
| > What I do is add a shortcut to the windows logoff routine into the RUN key
| of the
| > able2play registry. I made a reg patch to simplify this process if you
| wish to use it:
| >
| > 4. Logon to the "able2play" account,
| >
| > 5. <ONLY RUN THIS PATCH USING THE "ABLE2PLAY" ACCOUNT>
| > Save this patch to your drive and then doubleclick it to install it
| to your registry.
| >
|
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/OnlyRunUsingAble2PlayAccount.reg
| >
| > or
| >
| > *Instead of 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
| >
| > From now on, if anyone logs on with the "able2play" account, the computer
| will log
| > them off immediately. They will not gain access to an administrators
| desktop!
| >
| > --
| > 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
| > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
| rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| message | > | When shutting down Train Simulator, if the user doesn't have
| Administrative
| > | privilages on the computer when exiting the game, the game appears to
| shut
| > | down but leaves a full screen blank window behind that has Train
| Simulator
| > | in the title bar. I have to press the Window key on the keyboard to make
| the
| > | Task Bar visible then right click the task bar icon for the window and
| > | choose close. This will force the window to close. I've tried giving the
| > | Users group Full Permissions on the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft
| Games
| > | and its subfolders and files. This hasn't helped. Are there any other
| > | folders or registry settings used by this game that I might need to
| adjust
| > | permissions on? Is there another fix for this?
| > |
| > | --
| > | Wayne Morgan
| > | MS Access MVP
| > |
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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