Access Privilages or sharing

Have installed xp and am testing before going live with it.
Installed a dB. Works fine with administrator account but try other
users(limited) and tells me have it is locked or do not have permission to
use??

Also probably similar problem with Outlook Express. Administrator fine. But
log on as another user and it asks me to fill in the account details again
and clearly does not have the messages in inbox like the administrator
account.

SmellyKelly wrote:

> Have installed xp and am testing before going live with it.
> Installed a dB. Works fine with administrator account but try other
> users(limited) and tells me have it is locked or do not have
> permission to use??
>
> Also probably similar problem with Outlook Express. Administrator
> fine. But log on as another user and it asks me to fill in the account
> details again and clearly does not have the messages in inbox like the
> administrator account.

The database program is poorly written. Perhaps it is older (written for
Win9x/ME or even DOS) and does not understand XP's permissions. Perhaps
the program was made by an arrogant company (like Intuit) that refuses
to change its code to comply with good security practices. You will
need to contact the program mftr. for tech support with their product.

As for OE, here are a few links that may help. Otherwise, post in a
newsgroup specifically for Outlook Express such as
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress

Outlook Express keeps prompting for your password - Repair
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_oe_passwords.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;264672

Password Is Not Saved in Outlook or Outlook Express
http://www.theeldergeek.com/save_pas...in_outlook.htm

Malke
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"SmellyKelly" wrote:

> Have installed xp and am testing before going live with it.
> Installed a dB. Works fine with administrator account but try other
> users(limited) and tells me have it is locked or do not have permission to
> use??
>
> Also probably similar problem with Outlook Express. Administrator fine. But
> log on as another user and it asks me to fill in the account details again
> and clearly does not have the messages in inbox like the administrator
> account.

Here's a helpful URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...eptsunown.mspx

When working with Outlook, make sure it is pointing to the right directory
where the email is stored. Outlook is stupid and can't look through directory
structures to find email files. You must tell it where to look.

Black Wolf Standing

Thanks very much for taking the trouble to help. You are both very kind and
informative.

"Black Wolf Standing" wrote:

> "SmellyKelly" wrote:
>
> > Have installed xp and am testing before going live with it.
> > Installed a dB. Works fine with administrator account but try other
> > users(limited) and tells me have it is locked or do not have permission to
> > use??
> >
> > Also probably similar problem with Outlook Express. Administrator fine. But
> > log on as another user and it asks me to fill in the account details again
> > and clearly does not have the messages in inbox like the administrator
> > account.
>
> Here's a helpful URL:
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...eptsunown.mspx
>
> When working with Outlook, make sure it is pointing to the right directory
> where the email is stored. Outlook is stupid and can't look through directory
> structures to find email files. You must tell it where to look.
>
> Black Wolf Standing

SmellyKelly wrote:
> Have installed xp and am testing before going live with it.
> Installed a dB. Works fine with administrator account but try other
> users(limited) and tells me have it is locked or do not have permission to
> use??
>


You may experience some problems if the software was designed for
Win9x/Me, or if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP, 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...;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."



> Also probably similar problem with Outlook Express. Administrator fine. But
> log on as another user and it asks me to fill in the account details again
> and clearly does not have the messages in inbox like the administrator
> account.


That's not a problem; it's supposed to work that way. Each individual
user should be able to configure OE to access his/her own specific email
accounts. You don't (normally, anyway) want multiple users accessing
the same (or especially one another's) email account.


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