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Old 01-05-2006, 02:54 AM
rayseb
 
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Default The REAL answer to Limited user woes?

XP does not allow limited users to use Administrator installed programs
period. The Administrator has to install everything therefore the limited
user gets very few programs that will run PROPERLY for them. Supposedly
newer programs are running PROPERLY for them. Apparently OE 6 has not been
set up PROPERLY yet.


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:54 AM
Bruce Chambers
 
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Default Re: The REAL answer to Limited user woes?

rayseb wrote:
> XP does not allow limited users to use Administrator installed programs
> period.



That's grossly incorrect. Applications properly designed for use on
WinXP can readily be used by normal users, without elevated privileges.


> The Administrator has to install everything .....



Which is an essential security feature. I wouldn't have an OS where
such a safeguard mechanism isn't in place.


> .... therefore the limited
> user gets very few programs that will run PROPERLY for them.



Again, that's completely wrong. Either your applications are not
WinXP-compatible, or someone is selecting the option offered by many to
install for a single user only.


> Supposedly
> newer programs are running PROPERLY for them.



The program's age has little to do with it, actually. Even programs
that were properly designed for WinNT and Win2k, years ago, will run on
WinXP.


> Apparently OE 6 has not been
> set up PROPERLY yet.
>
>



That's an even more absurd claim. Rather than spouting such nonsense
in an inappropriate newsgroup, why don't you try posting a clear,
detailed description of any problems you're having with OE to one of the
OE newsgroups?


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:54 AM
lvee
 
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Default Re: The REAL answer to Limited user woes?

Ya, no kidding.

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:%23Wcl9oq1FHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> rayseb wrote:
>> XP does not allow limited users to use Administrator installed programs
>> period.

>
>
> That's grossly incorrect. Applications properly designed for use on WinXP
> can readily be used by normal users, without elevated privileges.
>
>
>> The Administrator has to install everything .....

>
>
> Which is an essential security feature. I wouldn't have an OS where such
> a safeguard mechanism isn't in place.
>
>
>> .... therefore the limited
>> user gets very few programs that will run PROPERLY for them.

>
>
> Again, that's completely wrong. Either your applications are not
> WinXP-compatible, or someone is selecting the option offered by many to
> install for a single user only.
>
>
>> Supposedly
>> newer programs are running PROPERLY for them.

>
>
> The program's age has little to do with it, actually. Even programs that
> were properly designed for WinNT and Win2k, years ago, will run on WinXP.
>
>
>> Apparently OE 6 has not been
>> set up PROPERLY yet.
>>
>>

>
>
> That's an even more absurd claim. Rather than spouting such nonsense in
> an inappropriate newsgroup, why don't you try posting a clear, detailed
> description of any problems you're having with OE to one of the OE
> newsgroups?
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH



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Old 01-05-2006, 02:54 AM
sebray
 
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Default Re: The REAL answer to Limited user woes?

Here's the solution that worked for me! Thanks to Jim:

Have no real idea why unless there is some problem with permissions and the
WAB file. For simplicity try creating a new WAB file in the LUA (limited
user account) by clicking Start/Run and type: WAB /new and give it a name
and location to store it at. Make sure the LUA has permission to read/write
to the file. Alter the registry at this key to indicate the new WAB file is
the default WAB file for the account:

Close OE and the address book. Run regedit.exe and navigate to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name

Right-click on (Default) in the right-hand pane and enter your new path to
the *.wab file. Close Regedit and open OE to use the new *.wab immediately.

Post back if that does not fix the problem.
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Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
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