Is there a way around kids game discs needing my password

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

I have my kids accounts set up as standard users..when they try to play games
on discs, it asks for my password..Is there a way around that..it is quite
annoying to have to run downstairs to approve games I have allowed.
 
SL3 said:
I have my kids accounts set up as standard users..when they try to play
games
on discs
Click to expand...

Hello. Let's start of by finding out exactly what you mean by "on discs"?
Are the games not installed?
it asks for my password..
Click to expand...

That would be because the game is trying to access the whole machine for
some reason, as an administrator, instead of just running as a standard
user.
Is there a way around that..it is quite
annoying to have to run downstairs to approve games I have allowed.
Click to expand...

Possibly, there may be an updated version of the game which behaves better.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

*Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
 
I am assuming what you are actually referring to is the password request to
play the game because it is running under Administrator privleges.

You have a couple of options:

1 - look for a patch to the game that allows it to work better with Vista.
If they are recent games they should have a support forum that will provide
a download area. Probably won't help though, I have yet to find a patch that
removes Admin rights requirements.

2 - You can try running the game in non-admin mode, then it should not ask
for permission (of course it may not work correctly either). To change it:
--- if the game is in the games-explorer, right click on the icon, select
customize, then edit, then uncheck the "Run as administrator" checkbox in
the compatibility tab.
--- if the game is in the programs menu, right click on the icon and select
properties, then uncheck the "Run as administrator" checkbox in the
compatibility tab.

3 - You can turn of UAC. UAC is the system protection that causes the
messages to appear. Its not recommended to turn it off especially if your
kids are using the computer as its designed to prevent them from
accidentally downloading/installing bad stuff

Barring that, keep running (think of the aerobic exercise you are getting
;-) and hope Microsoft improves things with SP1

Hope that helps!
Mark
 
You can try installing it on the kids "standard" account, maybe that way it
will only require the administrator password once.
Instead of installing it on the administrator account with the "install for
all user" option.
 
Back
Top