Thaler
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Encino, CA
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Re: If you can't beat them; join them
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I think you're a wee bit confused. I don't mean that they have a problem installing things under a Limited user...I completely understand that.
I meant having a problem RUNNING certain applications...Diablo II comes to mind. By installation default, I wasn't able to run DII as a limited user, w/o setting the whole Diablo II directory to users having Full Control. Other programs involved giving limited users more rights to vague folders all over the system.
This is what I meant that software vendors need to do the first step, and make their software more "limited user" friendly by default. Don't make me search for whatever folder(s) your program has installed itself into, test & see what rights we need, etc...just have me be able to install as Admin, and run as a limited user w/o problems. |
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redxii
too big to fail
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join:2001-02-26
Texas
1 edit | I can agree with that, not the user's fault.
I don't like Linux because it's "su command, run install; then the user configures, configures, configures, configures, ..." |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| Which is precisely why I have to leave my family PCs running with users w/ full admin rights. Otherwise, I'll be spending buttloads of time, trying to figure out exactly what tweaks I have to make to my installed programs to make them "limited user" friendly.
The current most popular app in use at home is WoW, and I think even that might not run correctly if launched by a limited user.
Thanks for your input, BTW. I thought I was the only one going crazy in this situation here. ^_^ |
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