Vista - Sims 2 and "unspecified error" message..

Have tried Googling.. http://tinyurl.com/2wemv7 unfortunately I need to allow full admin to my children for this game to
work, I know I can give up my password and use run as but would prefer not to do this, have also tried elevating their
status to power users but same issue?

Thanks
SD

Hi,

Power Users is an XP account type, it's not used in Vista. However, the
solution to your problem is the same irregardless. You need to edit
permissions on the program's installation folder so that their accounts have
'read and execute' permissions.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"SD_JH843" <SD_JH843@NotForUseNet.Com> wrote in message
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> Have tried Googling.. http://tinyurl.com/2wemv7 unfortunately I need to
> allow full admin to my children for this game to work, I know I can give
> up my password and use run as but would prefer not to do this, have also
> tried elevating their status to power users but same issue?
>
> Thanks
> SD

I ran process monitor while I ran the program and paid attention to
DIR and REG writes, then I changed permissions in the registry and
folders. Still won't work.

SD


On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:25:24 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Power Users is an XP account type, it's not used in Vista. However, the
>solution to your problem is the same irregardless. You need to edit
>permissions on the program's installation folder so that their accounts have
>'read and execute' permissions.

Hi,

Then you've missed something. I have sometimes found that it's easiest to
give the account 'full control' with some older, incompatible software.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"S.Daley" <SID-6K_NoReply@Usenet.Com> wrote in message
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>I ran process monitor while I ran the program and paid attention to
> DIR and REG writes, then I changed permissions in the registry and
> folders. Still won't work.
>
> SD
>
>
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:25:24 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Power Users is an XP account type, it's not used in Vista. However, the
>>solution to your problem is the same irregardless. You need to edit
>>permissions on the program's installation folder so that their accounts
>>have
>>'read and execute' permissions.

I'll run process monitor again and finetooth the logs again, as far as
running kids in full admin it kind of defeats the purpose of limited
user. Don't you think?

SD


On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:11:13 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Then you've missed something. I have sometimes found that it's easiest to
>give the account 'full control' with some older, incompatible software.

Hi,

No, don't convert them to admin accounts, just adjust permissions on the
program folder to give them full control of that folder (make sure it
propagates to subfolders as well).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"S.Daley" <SD_JH843_NoReply@Usenet.Com> wrote in message
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> I'll run process monitor again and finetooth the logs again, as far as
> running kids in full admin it kind of defeats the purpose of limited
> user. Don't you think?
>
> SD
>
>
> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:11:13 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Then you've missed something. I have sometimes found that it's easiest to
>>give the account 'full control' with some older, incompatible software.

I've done that Rick, still won't work..
SD

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message news:emZn1lIhHHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> No, don't convert them to admin accounts, just adjust permissions on the
> program folder to give them full control of that folder (make sure it
> propagates to subfolders as well).
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "S.Daley" <SD_JH843_NoReply@Usenet.Com> wrote in message
> news:jcfl235vhtjd06pgdc4skakkjr9g479uv3@4ax.com...
>> I'll run process monitor again and finetooth the logs again, as far as
>> running kids in full admin it kind of defeats the purpose of limited
>> user. Don't you think?
>>
>> SD
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:11:13 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Then you've missed something. I have sometimes found that it's easiest to
>>>give the account 'full control' with some older, incompatible software.
>

Hi,

But making them an admin does? Then I'm afraid you aren't going to be able
to do what you are hoping. Likely the program is trying to write to
protected system files or registry keys.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"SD_JH843" <SD_JH843@NotForUseNet.Com> wrote in message
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> I've done that Rick, still won't work..
> SD
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:emZn1lIhHHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> No, don't convert them to admin accounts, just adjust permissions on the
>> program folder to give them full control of that folder (make sure it
>> propagates to subfolders as well).
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "S.Daley" <SD_JH843_NoReply@Usenet.Com> wrote in message
>> news:jcfl235vhtjd06pgdc4skakkjr9g479uv3@4ax.com...
>>> I'll run process monitor again and finetooth the logs again, as far as
>>> running kids in full admin it kind of defeats the purpose of limited
>>> user. Don't you think?
>>>
>>> SD
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:11:13 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Then you've missed something. I have sometimes found that it's easiest
>>>>to
>>>>give the account 'full control' with some older, incompatible software.
>>