User acct issues with install

[Guest]

Basic Info:
Game: Michael Schumacher Kart Challenge 2005
Computer: Dell Dimension 8400 - new 12/04
OS: XP Home
User accts: Admin (admin status), 4 family accts (Limited user)
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I can install and run this game in my Admin account fine. However, I can't
find locate it from the other accounts. I also could not load the game from
the disc in to the other accounts.

By using hints I found from Jimmy in another thread I was able to start the
game from one of the other user accounts by choosing "run" and finding the
game under the admin account. But I could only do this after I changed the
status of that one account to an admin.

It seems to me that this circumvents all of the reasons why you would want
to have limited user accounts and admin accounts.

That said, how do I downolad a program so that it works across all accounts?
If that is not an option, what can I do to make the game accesible to the
other accounts once I download it in to an Admin account?

I did try to download the game in to one of the user accounts that I changed
to admin status. That did not work either. The only account that I can
download a game to is the account titled "Admin" regardless of what the
other aacounts are set up as - admin or limited.

Any insight would be appreciated.
Dan

 

[Paul Smith]

I did try to download the game in to one of the user accounts that I
changed
to admin status. That did not work either. The only account that I can
download a game to is the account titled "Admin" regardless of what the
other aacounts are set up as - admin or limited.

So the game refuses to run on anything other then the "admin" user
regardless of permissions? That's quite barmy! Have you tried getting onto
the games support people? It could well be a known issue, or even reading
the Read Me file, they sometimes contain troubleshooting for last minute
problems.

The problem of Admin vs limited on Home is very frustrating (at least with
Pro you've got far more flexibility). If the software is written correctly
it should only install on an admin account but should be perfectly usable on
any account so long as permission was given (usually on install). Only
solution to this is to nag developers to get a move on with it.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.

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