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Hello every body
I am running WinXP with 3 user accounts, only one of them has administrative rights. the problem is that my scanner software (Microtech scanner on a SCSI port) does not work except in a profile with administrative rights or if I use Run As admin from other restricted accounts. Is there a way to overcome this as turning all the accounts to admin pauses security issues on this computer? Thanks in advance |
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Hi Activo,
Check permissions on the installation folder that houses the program. The limited user accounts likely have only the "read" privilege, and they will need "read and execute" and possibly "write" permissions. Do not confuse this with the program folder attributes (which will show as read only), you need to access the security tab of the folder properties. To access the security tab, in WinXP Pro you must disable "simple file sharing" on the view tab of folder options in the control panel. In WinXP Home, you must restart in Safe mode and logon as the default administrator. You want to check permissions for the "everyone" and "\users" group. An alternative suggestion is to contact the scanner manufacturer for assistance. Many now distribute small utilities that you can use to correct access permissions in thier software for limited user accounts. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "Activo" wrote in message ... Hello every body I am running WinXP with 3 user accounts, only one of them has administrative rights. the problem is that my scanner software (Microtech scanner on a SCSI port) does not work except in a profile with administrative rights or if I use Run As admin from other restricted accounts. Is there a way to overcome this as turning all the accounts to admin pauses security issues on this computer? Thanks in advance |
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You can make these users "Power users" (Restricted user has no write access to the registry). (http://www.allsharewareproducts.com) Activo wrote: *Hello every body I am running WinXP with 3 user accounts, only one of them has administrative rights. the problem is that my scanner software (Microtech scanner on a SCSI port) does not work except in a profile with administrative rights or if I use Run As admin from other restricted accounts. Is there a way to overcome this as turning all the accounts to admin pauses security issues on this computer? Thanks in advance * 'www.allsharewareproducts.com' (http://www.allsharewareproducts.com) -- AlKutin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via http://www.mcse.ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View this thread: http://www.mcse.ms/message1321650.html |
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Thanks Rick for your tweak, it works and the problem is solved. Is there any
side effects to switching off the simple file sharing? AlKutin, the software refuses to work unless the account has full admin rights, did not work. |
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Hi,
No, there is no side effect to disabling it. The folders still will retain default permissions and shares unless you explicitly change them. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "Activo" wrote in message ... Thanks Rick for your tweak, it works and the problem is solved. Is there any side effects to switching off the simple file sharing? AlKutin, the software refuses to work unless the account has full admin rights, did not work. |
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