how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin acct.

[Guest Niteowl]

Hi all,

 

I'm the volunteer IT guy at a small charter school, all computers are XP Pro

SP2.

 

One of my teachers just installed an older program, it did not offer to

install for "all users", she installed under the "teacher" profile which is

an admin acct, but I need to link it to a limited acct for "students".. is

this possible? Is it as simple as dragging a shortcut to the "student"

desktop folder? ... or do I have to install to the "student" acct. (which

would mean changing it to an admin acct long enough to install at least),

and then after changing it back would it still likely work?

 

Is there any other options to "fix" this?

 

thanks,

niteowl

[Guest sgopus]

RE: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin

 

RE: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin

 

using windows explorer, find the exe file of the program and right click,

then select send to select the folder (all users) Desktop

 

"Niteowl" wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I'm the volunteer IT guy at a small charter school, all computers are XP Pro

> SP2.

>

> One of my teachers just installed an older program, it did not offer to

> install for "all users", she installed under the "teacher" profile which is

> an admin acct, but I need to link it to a limited acct for "students".. is

> this possible? Is it as simple as dragging a shortcut to the "student"

> desktop folder? ... or do I have to install to the "student" acct. (which

> would mean changing it to an admin acct long enough to install at least),

> and then after changing it back would it still likely work?

>

> Is there any other options to "fix" this?

>

> thanks,

> niteowl

>

>

>

[Guest sgopus]

RE: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin

 

RE: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin

 

if that doesn't work, then right click on the exe file and select copy and

then find the all users desktop and paste it in.

 

"Niteowl" wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I'm the volunteer IT guy at a small charter school, all computers are XP Pro

> SP2.

>

> One of my teachers just installed an older program, it did not offer to

> install for "all users", she installed under the "teacher" profile which is

> an admin acct, but I need to link it to a limited acct for "students".. is

> this possible? Is it as simple as dragging a shortcut to the "student"

> desktop folder? ... or do I have to install to the "student" acct. (which

> would mean changing it to an admin acct long enough to install at least),

> and then after changing it back would it still likely work?

>

> Is there any other options to "fix" this?

>

> thanks,

> niteowl

>

>

>

[Guest cavelamb himself]

Re: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) fromadmin

 

Re: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) fromadmin

 

sgopus wrote:

> if that doesn't work, then right click on the exe file and select copy and

> then find the all users desktop and paste it in.

>

> "Niteowl" wrote:

>

>

 

Wouldn't that copy the exe file to all users desktop?

 

 

 

 

 

>>Hi all,

>>

>>I'm the volunteer IT guy at a small charter school, all computers are XP Pro

>>SP2.

>>

>>One of my teachers just installed an older program, it did not offer to

>>install for "all users", she installed under the "teacher" profile which is

>>an admin acct, but I need to link it to a limited acct for "students".. is

>>this possible? Is it as simple as dragging a shortcut to the "student"

>>desktop folder? ... or do I have to install to the "student" acct. (which

>>would mean changing it to an admin acct long enough to install at least),

>>and then after changing it back would it still likely work?

>>

>>Is there any other options to "fix" this?

>>

>>thanks,

>>niteowl

>>

>>

>>

 

 

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Richard

 

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[Guest Niteowl]

Re: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin

 

Re: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) from admin

 

thanks, I'll try it out today...

 

niteowl

 

 

"sgopus" <sgopus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BA3DACDA-4609-4C6D-B245-F93BAC902091@microsoft.com...

> if that doesn't work, then right click on the exe file and select copy and

> then find the all users desktop and paste it in.

>

> "Niteowl" wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I'm the volunteer IT guy at a small charter school, all computers are XP

>> Pro

>> SP2.

>>

>> One of my teachers just installed an older program, it did not offer to

>> install for "all users", she installed under the "teacher" profile which

>> is

>> an admin acct, but I need to link it to a limited acct for "students"..

>> is

>> this possible? Is it as simple as dragging a shortcut to the "student"

>> desktop folder? ... or do I have to install to the "student" acct. (which

>> would mean changing it to an admin acct long enough to install at least),

>> and then after changing it back would it still likely work?

>>

>> Is there any other options to "fix" this?

>>

>> thanks,

>> niteowl

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) fromadmin acct.

 

Re: how to create a shortcut to different profile (limited) fromadmin acct.

 

Niteowl wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I'm the volunteer IT guy at a small charter school, all computers are XP Pro

> SP2.

>

> One of my teachers just installed an older program, it did not offer to

> install for "all users", she installed under the "teacher" profile which is

> an admin acct, but I need to link it to a limited acct for "students".. is

> this possible? Is it as simple as dragging a shortcut to the "student"

> desktop folder? ... or do I have to install to the "student" acct. (which

> would mean changing it to an admin acct long enough to install at least),

> and then after changing it back would it still likely work?

>

> Is there any other options to "fix" this?

>

> thanks,

> niteowl

>

>

 

 

If the legacy application the teacher installed places its

shortcuts only in the Start Menu of the person performing the

installation, all that you may have to do is move those Start Menu

entries to the same location in the All Users profile.

 

Further, such an incompatible application may offer additional

"challenges:"

 

You may experience some problems if the software was designed for

Win9x/Me, or if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP,Vista, but was

improperly designed. Quite simply, the application doesn't "know" how to

handle individual user profiles with differing security permissions

levels, or the application is designed to make to make changes to

"off-limits" sections of the Windows registry or protected Windows

system folders.

 

For example, saved data are often stored in a sub-folder under the

application's folder within C:\Program Files - a place where no

inexperienced or limited user should ever have write permissions.

 

It may even be that the software requires "write" access to parts

of the registry or protected systems folders/files that are not normally

accessible to regular users. (This *won't* occur if the application is

properly written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're

often left with three options: Either grant the necessary users

appropriate higher access privileges (either as Power Users or local

administrators), explicitly grant normal users elevated privileges to

the affected folders and/or part(s) or the registry, or replace the

application with one that was properly designed specifically for

WinNT/2K/XP.

 

Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307091

 

Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in a reply to a

different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:

 

"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."

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

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