What is the best way to allow users run legacy apps?

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Kevin Ratcliffe

Hi

I am configuring Windows XP with a set of programs, some programs being
'legacy applicatons'. Only admins and power users only seem to be able
to run some of our older applications correctly. ie. some apps fail to
write to the registry or other such errors.

I would prefer to have one admin account with everybody else logging in
as a guest, because all files are on a Netware server.

What is the best way to allow users run legacy apps?

Kev
 
Greetings --

Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307091

Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in a reply to a
different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:

"If your game or application works with admin accounts, but not with
limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users to access the
program files folder with "change" capability rather than "read" which
is the default.

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:c

where "appfolder" is the folder where the application is installed.

If you wish to undo these changes, then run

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:r

If you still have a problem with running the program or saving
settings on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions on
the registry keys. Run regedit.exe and go to HKLM\Software\vendor\app,
where "vendor\app" is the key that the software vendor used for your
specific program. Change the permissions on this key to allow Users
full control."


Bruce Chambers
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