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Article #17Re: QB99 and Win2K
From: mblockNO_SPAM
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:55
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:55
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You also can dual boot to a version of the system with only QB on it.
Then you can verbally direct no updates, knowing that users can only
screw up this version. You can even remove not provide CD access
from this version of the system.
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:18:55 -0800, "Xin Feng" <xinfeng@ucdavis.edu>
wrote:
>Many legacy programs cannot run as "user" under W2k, "Power User" instead as
>you found. I believe you can restrict a PowerUser from installing software
>in Local Security Settings. Xin.
>
>"John Smith" <neauwan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:IIqs6.383$G64.17367@typhoon.sonic.net...
>> I've just gotten my first Win2K (Windows 2000) machine and have set it up
>> for a user. The user needs QB99 installed, so I did it. One of the
>reasons
>> I got Win2K is to prevent a user from installing software (thus causing
>> problems) and so I set the user to "Restricted User" status. It turns out
>> that QB99 doesn't run in that mode and apparently needs at least "Power
>> User" status, which allows software installations, thus defeating my
>> original purpose in getting Win2K. Are there any known workarounds that
>> allow a "Restricted User" to run QB99 on a Win2K box?
>>
>>
>
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