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setting folder rights for limited user
I have just purchased a Dell computer for work with WinXP Pro downgraded
version with the ability to upgrade to vista later. I am setting up the computer for work and need all users to use a limited access profile except for me which would use the administrator account. I have a program which works fine under the administrative profile, but under the limited access profile it won't open due to access rights. I need to set the rights for the folder under program files to full control for the user group. This is what I did with the older computers running windows xp pro and it worked fine. When I right click on the folder under the administrative profile, I unchecked the box read only and it doesn't give me the option to set the security rights. When I go back and check the folder rights again it goes back to read only for the parent folder of the program under program files. I went to regedit and found the ability to modify the security rights there. I searched for the program file name and each time it was found, I changed the security rights to allow the users to have full control. This did not solve the problem. I need to be able to have the limited user account profile to have full access to this one program, last time I just gave full rights to the folder and it worked. Any suggestions on how to make this security rights change and keep the folder properties from saying read only for some files within. Thanks Craig |
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setting folder rights for limited user
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... I have just purchased a Dell computer for work with WinXP Pro downgraded version with the ability to upgrade to vista later. I am setting up the computer for work and need all users to use a limited access profile except for me which would use the administrator account. I have a program which works fine under the administrative profile, but under the limited access profile it won't open due to access rights. I need to set the rights for the folder under program files to full control for the user group. This is what I did with the older computers running windows xp pro and it worked fine. When I right click on the folder under the administrative profile, I unchecked the box read only and it doesn't give me the option to set the security rights. When I go back and check the folder rights again it goes back to read only for the parent folder of the program under program files. I went to regedit and found the ability to modify the security rights there. I searched for the program file name and each time it was found, I changed the security rights to allow the users to have full control. This did not solve the problem. I need to be able to have the limited user account profile to have full access to this one program, last time I just gave full rights to the folder and it worked. Any suggestions on how to make this security rights change and keep the folder properties from saying read only for some files within. Thanks Craig See if this helps. Go to Control Panel and double click Folder Options. Click on the View tab. Scroll to the bottom of the Advanced settings box and uncheck "Use simple file sharing". Click OK. Now go back to the Program Files folder and right click on the folder that contains the program in question. Select Properties from the menu. You should now see a Security tab. Click on it. Add the User group and give them Full Control permissions to this folder and any subfolders. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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