Hi Simon,
You can deny able2play access to that program using
the Local Security Settings management console's
Software Restriction policies. You can essentially log
their program / access activities as well using that MMC.
However, if the kids are determined to defy their parents
trust and access more than they have been permitted to,
then a lockout of their privileges should discourage them.
--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.
Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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Game FAQ's:
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| The downside of this solution is that they can right
| click a programme such as Notebook, put in the able2play
| user and password and have full access to every file on
| the computer. Have you any work rounds for that?
|
| Simon
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Scott,
| >
| >It's not you. It's the current state of the technology.
| d:^)
| >
| >Some games will work with limited accounts after they
| have been installed and
| >run once either using an administrator account, or by
| temporarily changing the
| >limited user account(s) to an admin account in Control
| Panel / User Accounts,
| >just for the purpose of running the game the first time
| in order to be able to
| >install the necessary files and create the keys in the
| registry that it needs to
| >function, but may not be able to due to the restrictive
| nature of limited accounts.
| >
| >If that mouthful doesn't resolve the issue, use the "Run
| As.." command instead:
| >
| >1. Click Start / Control Panel / User Accounts / Create
| a New Account /
| > Name the Account: "able2play" (without quotes) /
| Next Pick: "Computer-
| > Administrator" & Click "Create Account";
| >
| >2. Click on your new able2play account and Create a
| Password for it;
| >
| >3. When your limited user wants to play a game that
| requires Administrator
| > privileges they can Right-Click the shortcut to that
| game / Click Run As... /
| > "The Following User": able2play and enter the
| password. Simple as that!
| >
| >I know what you're thinking: That defeats the purpose
| of the limited user account.
| >To secure the "able2play" account so that it can't be
| used to logon to the computer:
| >
| >What I do is add a shortcut to the windows logoff
| routine into the RUN key of the
| >able2play registry. I made a reg patch to simplify this
| process if you wish to use it:
| >
| >4. Logon to the "able2play" account,
| >
| >5. <ONLY RUN THIS PATCH USING THE "ABLE2PLAY" ACCOUNT>
| > Save this patch to your drive and then doubleclick
| it to install it to your registry.
| >
|
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/OnlyRunUsingAble2Pla
| yAccount.reg
| >
| >or
| >
| > *Instead of using the reg patch, click Start / Run /
| regedt32 / browse to:
| > [HKCU\SOFTWARE\
| Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] and
| > Click Edit / New / String value / ValueName:
| logoff / Value data: logoff
| >
| >From now on, if anyone logs on with the "able2play"
| account, the computer will log
| >them off immediately. They will not gain access to an
| administrators desktop!
| >
| >--
| >Cheers,
| >Jimmy S.
| >
| >Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| >Microsoft Online Tech Support:
|
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
| >Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| | >| When I add Age of Mythology to my PC running XP pro I
| must
| >| be Admin. I cannot figure out how to share it with the
| >| children. It seems to require ADMIN rights to run. Is
| >| this a game issue,an OS issue or me being an idiot.
| >
| >
| >.
| >
