Dave R.

"Jimmy Brush" <jb@mvps.org> wrote in message
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>> They were able to play as Standard Users in XP. No admin rights.
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> Then they should be able to play on Vista without admin rights.
>

That's just not true. Vista has changed enough directory and registry
permissions to require administrator priviliges that didn't require them
before that many applications that could run under standard accouns can
no longer do so.

> If it is asking for your admin password when it starts, this is
> because the game itself is telling Windows that it needs admin rights.

Not necessarily. It could also be attempting file and/or registry
access in areas that now require administrator priviliges. It could
also be launching unfortunately named executables that Vista flags as
"installers", so now require administrator permissions ro run.

Bottom line, Vista changed the Windows security landscape sufficiently
that your statements, although probably true in previous Windows upgrade
situations, are no longer valid.

Regards,

Dave