Installing to 'limited' accounts

[Foxile]

I finally have the family PC up and working. It's running XP Pro and I have two accounts set up.

Mum and Dad is admin, with full access
The Kids is limited, so they can't install anything.

I have installed a Game ( B&W ) on the admin account, but it won't run from the limited account.

Do I have to install it on the limited account too, or is there a fix ?

[scottyman]

oooh - i had nightmares with that one... check the application data settings (in local profile) and any stuff in my docs - IIRC it installs the reference data into local account settings, and I think the registry stuff is stored in the local user hive. might be faster to try and install locally!

[Foxile]

I'll give it a go. Cheers.

[directhex]

some older apps, especially those designed for win9x rather than nt5, will only run from admin accounts

[Foxile]

Installs okay, but I'm getting an error when I try to install the patch. It keeps reporting that I don't have privaliges

[scottyman]

probably best to change the rights on the account then install patch, then downgrade account again

[Foxile]

Sometimes the simplest idea, is the best

I'll give it a go. Ta.

[Foxile]

Unfortunately I still have the same problem, even with the account set as admin.

[wasabi]

You need to write a .bat script with the runas command. Look up runas syntax on google or do a /?, but you'll probably want to use savecred to save the password in the user account and /noprofile to speed it up (though it might break it in some cases)

[Foxile]

All I did was a complete un-install, then fresh install into the kids account ( temporarily set to admin ), then set it back to limited, after patching.

[Nick F]

Foxile mate is that you from CZR?

[Foxile]

Yes indeedy