What is the Difference in Security Settings?

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I am installing older software into my newer computer
running Windows XP Home Edition. One software program I
installed was not operating correctly under a Limited
account, so I was told to restart the computer in Safe
Mode and change the Security setting for that folder,
this worked. This week I install another software
program, and this was causing Windows errors under a
Limited account. I tried changing the Security setting
through Safe Mode, but this did not work. I was told to
change the Permissions in the Registry, and this worked.

My question is, what is the difference between changing
the security setting in Safe Mode and Permissions in the
Registry? Why did one work and not the other?
 
SeaTurtle4 said:
I am installing older software into my newer computer
running Windows XP Home Edition. One software program I
installed was not operating correctly under a Limited
account, so I was told to restart the computer in Safe
Mode and change the Security setting for that folder,
this worked. This week I install another software
program, and this was causing Windows errors under a
Limited account. I tried changing the Security setting
through Safe Mode, but this did not work. I was told to
change the Permissions in the Registry, and this worked.

My question is, what is the difference between changing
the security setting in Safe Mode and Permissions in the
Registry? Why did one work and not the other?
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Those are two separate places where what we call ACLs
(access control lists) are attached to objects in the system
(files and folders of the filesystem, or key and values in the
registry).

As those are different things, how one adjusts the ACLs on
them are different.

Exactly what one needs to adjust in order to get software that
is not written for Windows certification will depend on what
aspect of the certification specification the software violates.
Sometimes there are further things one has to adjust, such as
allowing write to .ini files in c:\windows, creating a c:\temp
and allowing write to it, and locating other filesystem files or
folders and/or registry keys and/or entries that need adjustment.
 
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