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Limited account can't use programs
Name: AdRock Date: August 10, 2005 at 03:53:15 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon XP 2000
Comment:
I created an account for my nephew which was a limited acount (because he messes and causes windows problems).
I put loads of games on his computer and other apps such as Power DVD but he can't use any of them. The message he's getting is that he has got administrator priveleges so he can't play any games
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: August 10, 2005 at 04:39:39 Pacific
Reply:
Limited accounts are just that. What you could do is boot to Safe Mode with the default Admin account and set the permissions on those programs so that your nephew's account has modify privileges. Then, he can run the programs.
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Response Number 2
Name: Chuck 2 Date: August 10, 2005 at 07:23:17 Pacific
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