Hi HelpMe,
That's not as easily done, as the Saved Games are kept in My Documents
for that username which they are all using to access the Game.
Possible solutions include:
1. Saving games manually when playing choosing unique save game names;
2. Using separate Administrators accounts for each unique player
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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
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| "Jimmy S." wrote:
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| > Hi HelpMe,
| >
| > Update: I created this workaround solution in 2003, however since then there
| > has been a utility created to allow for Administrators to allow users to run games:
| > Please visit:
http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=runasuser
| >
| > Original Workaround:
| > 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:
| >
| > First you can hide the account so that it won't show up on the Welcome Screen:
| >
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_hide_users.htm (thanks Doug!)
| >
| > Next 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/OnlyRunUsingAble2PlayAccount.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, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| >
| >
| >
| > |I need help solving a problem, with a number of ms games such as age of
| > | empires.
| > | Running xp pro, after installing some of the games for user1 as an admin.
| > | I would have to do a runas to supply admin rights in order for user1 to play
| > | some of the games, but not all of them. It become intolerable for impatient
| > | user1 while installing and playing games.
| > | user's1 solution was to talk user2 who does have adim rights into giving
| > | away her login password and user1 has been installing and playing games as
| > | well as a few other activities under a different users login.
| > | From a system adim's standpoint this is a no no.
| > | How do I copy game settings/saved games etc. from one user to another?
| > |
| > | If you could point me in the right direction it would be most appreciated
| > | and it
| > | would solve a ongoing problem I have had installing Microsoft games.
| > | thanks in advance
| >
| >
| > thanks jimmie, I downloaded the vbs scripts. I had already employed the able2play method but was hoping for a better workaround,
your links fill in the blanks.
| The big problem still remains how you move all the settings/saved games from
| one user to another????
| thanks again for your expertise
