XP software restrictions...

[MD_Geist]

I am using XP Pro...

I have two Admin accounts I use, and my mother uses a limited type account.

She is not able to use some programs due to the limited account. I would like to give her access to those programs, and still retain her limited acount.

this is my scenario....


She wants to run Music Match Jukebox to burn CDs. She cannot run the program as it is uncertified, and is a legacy program.

Any help on this topic would be great!\

Thanks,
MD

[Ya_know]

If it is an install per-user requirement, grant her admin group access, install the program (or certify it) then log her out, and remove that admin membership. That might help...

[MD_Geist]

it is already installed on the computer, you helped some, but i do not know how to certify it....

Some clarification is needed...

thanks,
MD

[Ya_know]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MD_Geist:
<strong>it is already installed on the computer, you helped some, but i do not know how to certify it....

Some clarification is needed...

thanks,
MD</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually, I thought maybe you could clarify that for me; I have never used Music Match Jukebox. Is it still supported by the manufacturer? You may want to check their website for instructions on this procedure...

[Raven]

when you say she has "limited" access...what type of access does she have??

she would have to be classified as a power user to use that application because it is not certified

[MD_Geist]

My mothers account is a limited account.

I don't want her to have power user or admin status due to the fact that she likes to install software with tons of spyware.

Music Match is most likely not listed as one of microsofts certified list.

If you go into the group manager, it says that limited acess accounts will be able to run most certified applications, but not most legacy.

There should be some way to edit her account, just like in a large workgroup or network. So she can access most thing but not install software or make system wide changes, delet files ect.

I hope this helps,
MD

[kato]

okay I don't have the answer to your question but perhaps a suggestion for alternative way to skin this cat.
according to some people on the newsgroups, you can enable native cd burning for limited accounts in XP.

To allow Limited User's to burn CD's, click Start, Run and enter
REGEDIT. Go to:

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Look in the right pane for AllocateDASD and double click the entry. Set
the value to 2.

On PRO, this is exposed in Local Security Policy under Security
Settings\Local Policies\Security Options

"Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media"

For XP Pro, you can do this by clicking Start, Run and entering
SECPOL.MSC

Go to Local Policies, Security Options, look in the right pane for
Devices: Allowed to Format and eject removable media. Set this option to Administrators and Interactive Users
(found this on the newsgroups, haven't tried it just pasted it in here)

Now the only thing that she wouldn't be able to do would be to rip songs to mp3. You could either teach her to use media player and have her encode as .wma then burn, or pay cyberlink $10 for the mp3 encoder plugin and use media player to rip to mp3 then burn

[MD_Geist]

that about answers my question, i will give it a try and post back my findings.

Thanks for the help,
MD

[Budster64]

Another way that may or may not work...
right-click on the program shortcut and click on "run as" then have that program run under the Admin credentials or Administrator ( or any account which has admin priviliges)
This should allow programs to run without giving the user Admin access.
Doesn't always work properly, but it's worth a shot.