running programs from limited account

[Chuck]

I want to keep my administrator status secure. The
problem is that some programs do not run under limited
accounts. I don't want to give out my password to the
kids. Is there something not set right?

[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



"Chuck" > wrote in
message ...

> I want to keep my administrator status secure. The
> problem is that some programs do not run under limited
> accounts. I don't want to give out my password to the
> kids. Is there something not set right?