Age of Mythology - Requirement for Administrator Rights

Has He Already Installed It He Needs To Run It On Your Account If You Are A
Administrator Or Change His Account Type From "Limited Account" To "System
Administrator"

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"JohnM" <JohnM RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When my son tries to run Age of Mythology on my computer it comes back and
> tells him he needs administrator rights. Can anyone confirm whether this
> is
> correct, or an error in the system?
 >> Stay informed about: Age of Mythology - Requirement for Administrator Rights 

Are you certain that the account you are running it on has Admin rights?
If you are, then try this
create a new account named Admin or something, with a password, then right
click the icon on the desktop and click Run As and provided you ARE running
XP, you get a dialogue giving you the ability to run it as another user,
enter whatever account name you chose and the password.

"JohnM" <JohnM RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:C083B1CD-2EE8-455B-83A0-2088555677D5@microsoft.com...
> When my son tries to run Age of Mythology on my computer it comes back and
> tells him he needs administrator rights. Can anyone confirm whether this
> is
> correct, or an error in the system?
 >> Stay informed about: Age of Mythology - Requirement for Administrator Rights 

This is an issue here. I would like to have the kids accts limited but MS
has set it up that kids need to be admins to play the game. Is there really
no workaround? I spent some time and found that NET LOCALGROUPS powerusers
used to be one kind of solution but has been curtailed.

Is there really no way to run this program without the kids having
adminstrator rights? Besides me signing them in ...

--Paul

"J.K" wrote:

> Are you certain that the account you are running it on has Admin rights?
> If you are, then try this
> create a new account named Admin or something, with a password, then right
> click the icon on the desktop and click Run As and provided you ARE running
> XP, you get a dialogue giving you the ability to run it as another user,
> enter whatever account name you chose and the password.
>
> "JohnM" <JohnM.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:C083B1CD-2EE8-455B-83A0-2088555677D5@microsoft.com...
> > When my son tries to run Age of Mythology on my computer it comes back and
> > tells him he needs administrator rights. Can anyone confirm whether this
> > is
> > correct, or an error in the system?
>
 >> Stay informed about: Age of Mythology - Requirement for Administrator Rights 

Hi pfanta,

Here's a utility to allow Administrators to permit users to run games:
Please visit: http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=runasuser

If you prefer, here's the workaround, I suggested before the utility existed:
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!


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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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pfanta Wrote:
=================
| This is an issue here. I would like to have the kids accts limited but MS
| has set it up that kids need to be admins to play the game. Is there really
| no workaround? I spent some time and found that NET LOCALGROUPS powerusers
| used to be one kind of solution but has been curtailed.
|
| Is there really no way to run this program without the kids having
| adminstrator rights? Besides me signing them in ...
|
| --Paul
|
| "J.K" wrote:
|
|| Are you certain that the account you are running it on has Admin rights?
|| If you are, then try this
|| create a new account named Admin or something, with a password, then right
|| click the icon on the desktop and click Run As and provided you ARE running
|| XP, you get a dialogue giving you the ability to run it as another user,
|| enter whatever account name you chose and the password.
||
|| "JohnM" <JohnM.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
|| news:C083B1CD-2EE8-455B-83A0-2088555677D5@microsoft.com...
||| When my son tries to run Age of Mythology on my computer it comes back and
||| tells him he needs administrator rights. Can anyone confirm whether this
||| is
||| correct, or an error in the system?
 >> Stay informed about: Age of Mythology - Requirement for Administrator Rights 

Oh Jimmy,
http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=runasuser
Doesn't work at this time.
I will try the patch suggested.
Thanks!
--pfanta

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi pfanta,
>
> Here's a utility to allow Administrators to permit users to run games:
> Please visit: http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=runasuser
>
> If you prefer, here's the workaround, I suggested before the utility existed:
> 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
>
> Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
> pfanta Wrote:
> =================
> | This is an issue here. I would like to have the kids accts limited but MS
> | has set it up that kids need to be admins to play the game. Is there really
> | no workaround? I spent some time and found that NET LOCALGROUPS powerusers
> | used to be one kind of solution but has been curtailed.
> |
> | Is there really no way to run this program without the kids having
> | adminstrator rights? Besides me signing them in ...
> |
> | --Paul
> |
> | "J.K" wrote:
> |
> || Are you certain that the account you are running it on has Admin rights?
> || If you are, then try this
> || create a new account named Admin or something, with a password, then right
> || click the icon on the desktop and click Run As and provided you ARE running
> || XP, you get a dialogue giving you the ability to run it as another user,
> || enter whatever account name you chose and the password.
> ||
> || "JohnM" <JohnM.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
> || news:C083B1CD-2EE8-455B-83A0-2088555677D5@microsoft.com...
> ||| When my son tries to run Age of Mythology on my computer it comes back and
> ||| tells him he needs administrator rights. Can anyone confirm whether this
> ||| is
> ||| correct, or an error in the system?
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Age of Mythology - Requirement for Administrator Rights 

You are very knowledgeable. That is a definitive solution to the problem.
Thank you for your help.
pfanta


"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi pfanta,
>
> Here's a utility to allow Administrators to permit users to run games:
> Please visit: http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=runasuser
>
> If you prefer, here's the workaround, I suggested before the utility existed:
> 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
>
> Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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