Hi, I just read in PC World that you can add
a smaill program called DropMyRights.
Basically you install the program 64k to
C:\Program Files\DropMyRights\ then modify
your shortcuts i.e. Internet explorer like so
C:\Program iles\DropMyRights\DropMyRights.exe "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\
iexplore.exe" (see this URL)
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?to...

My problem is I am getting a error message:
THE DROPMYRIGHTS.EXE is linked to
missing export ADVAPI32.DLL Safer Create Level

And yes I do have ADVAPI32.DLL installed.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/...

Not sure if this will have any effect.

I don't know this program but are you sure it is suitable for W98SE?

I only had a quick glance and possibly missed the vital phrase but it all looked rather like XP to me.

As far as I know administrative rights are not part of the W9x package but I'm happy to be corrected on this. There might be some long since forgotten feature that I turned off in 1999.

DerekW

I agree with DerekW. Windows98 has no adminstrative rights and the concept of Administrator doesn't exist in Windows 98. You cant drop rights that don't exist.

>> And yes I do have ADVAPI32.DLL installed <<

Different version in Windows XP. This application will only work in Windows NT/2000/XP.

Stuart

"DropMyRights is a tool written by Michael Howard that allows administrators to run... "

Pretty obviously designed for WinNT (2K, XP etc)

The " ...is linked to missing export... " typically means 'wrong Windows version'

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It's best to assume these days that most stuff you find in Google is intended for XP, unless it clearly says otherwise.

DerekW

Folks,

Here is something interesting concerning this topic.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...

Windows Rights Management Client 1.0

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The Microsoft® Windows® Rights Management (RM) client is required for your computer to run applications that provide functionality based on Windows RM technologies.
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The Microsoft® Windows® Rights Management (RM) client is required for your computer to run applications that provide functionality based on Windows RM technologies. Installing this client places software on your computer that allows RM-aware applications to work with Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) to provide licenses for publishing and consuming RM-protected information.
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· Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition require the Active Directory Client Extension, commonly referred to as the DSClient. The DSClient for Windows 95 and Windows 98 is available on any Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, or DataCenter CD-ROM. Please reference the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 288358.

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition users without the DSClient installed could still use the Windows Rights Management Client, but the Service Discovery through Active Directory feature will be unavailable.

Administrator Rights and Windows Rights Management are two completely different things.

You still wont have Administrator Rights on a Widows 98 computer with Windows Rights management istalled. All that does is allow you to use applications and data protected by Digital Rights Management.

Stuart