Limited users can't run even XP compatible programs

[inahurry]

I installed Quicken 2003 which claims to be XP
compatible. I installed it from my administrator account
after creating other limited accounts. Quicken can't be
run, except by selecting 'run as...' which isn't a
workable solution. What can I do?

[BloodRed]

You may simply need to give users access to the install directory, or you
might have to allow users to access the registry keys used by the app.

-BR


"inahurry" > wrote in message
...
> I installed Quicken 2003 which claims to be XP
> compatible. I installed it from my administrator account
> after creating other limited accounts. Quicken can't be
> run, except by selecting 'run as...' which isn't a
> workable solution. What can I do?

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

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.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"inahurry" > wrote in
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> I installed Quicken 2003 which claims to be XP
> compatible. I installed it from my administrator account
> after creating other limited accounts. Quicken can't be
> run, except by selecting 'run as...' which isn't a
> workable solution. What can I do?