why doesnt game run other then in administrator

[zocker]

i installed a game for my daughter,on my pc(XP),we have
different accounts set up....it will run under my name as
administrator....but not on my childs account....its
installed in program files all users....i tryed to copy
it in the shared filefolder...it copys but doesnt
work...it works fine under my username........what else
do i have to do???? thanks for any help

 

[Diogenes41]

-----Original Message-----
i installed a game for my daughter,on my pc(XP),we have
different accounts set up....it will run under my name as
administrator....but not on my childs account....its
installed in program files all users....i tryed to copy
it in the shared filefolder...it copys but doesnt
work...it works fine under my username........what else
do i have to do???? thanks for any help
.

I don't claim to really know the answer, but what comes to
mind is permissions. If your drive is formatted as NTFS,
as opposed to FAT32, then that could explain your problem.
If so, make sure your daughter's account has
"read-and-execute" permissions. If the game requires
writing to whatever directory in which it is installed,
then you may have to upgrade her permssions to "write".
If, however, your drive is indeed FAT32, then I don't know
what to say.

 

[Grant]

i installed a game for my daughter,on my pc(XP),we have
different accounts set up....it will run under my name as
administrator....but not on my childs account....its
installed in program files all users....i tryed to copy
it in the shared filefolder...it copys but doesnt
work...it works fine under my username........what else
do i have to do???? thanks for any help

Did you install the game while under your account or hers? If you installed it
under the administrator account, try reinstalling it from her account. Some
programs, even some games, will only install themselves properly for one user.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----



Did you install the game while under your account or hers? If you installed it
under the administrator account, try reinstalling it from her account. Some
programs, even some games, will only install themselves properly for one user.


.
i tryed both.....it wont let me install it on her

account,well i can install it ,but it wont work. thnaks
for the help

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Depending how old the game is, if it came out before XP, then it may require
administrator type account access instead of limited user type.

Y.