File and Folder access rights - XP Home Edition

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I have XP Home edition (SP2 and all fixes...). I have 2 user accounts
configured; 'Owner' and 'Kids'. Obviously the 'Owner' has full rights and
the 'Kids' have limited rights. The problem is with a game we installed - as
'Owner' for the 'Kids' - that puts a USER file in the 'Shared Documents'
folder. The 'Kids' account can not write to this file, only read. The
software does not like this and gives an error message saying exactly that.
I am trying to see if there is a way the software can look elswhere for this
USER file. If the software can not do this, I want to know if I can assign
specific read-write access to a file/folder for this limited 'Kids' account
WITHOUT creating a Share. Basically, can you say this user can see these
files/folders or are you stuck to the rights XP Home Edition gives the
'limited' user account?

Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
Richard
 
See this, it explains how to set "read & execute" and possibly "write"
permissions in XP Home.

Running software in limited user accounts
http://www.rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm#2)

full article...
Installing and running software in Windows XP
http://www.rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm

[[This page is an attempt to explain how software should be installed and
used in a Windows XP system.]]

Subjects include:
1. Installing software for everybody
2. Running software in limited user accounts
3. Restricting access to some programs
4. FAQ's and issues

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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You can modify the permissions for the folder and you do not need to create
a share which is for sharing with other computers on the network if any.
Most likely they will need read/list/execute/write/modify permissions for
the folder or subfolder if the application creates it's own subfolder.
Modify allows users to also delete files. The link below explains how to
configure folder NTFS permissions and for XP Home you need to boot into Safe
Mode and logon as an administrator to see the security tab on folders. ---
Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
 
** That was the trick. Thank you both for the help. Straight forward
solution; the trick was knowing that you have to boot XP Home Edition into
"Safe-Mode" to see the 'Security' tab on the Folder/Properties.

Thank you again -

Richard
 
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