Installing new pc's with XP Pro running our Purchasing software.
Attached to the compter on COM1 is a handheld unit for maintaining inventory
control. The Purchasing software uploads & downloads information to this
device.
The problem I am having is that the upload/download will only work if I am
logged in as Administrator. It will not work even if I give Administrator
rights to another user account.
What could be causing this this to happen?
Star Fleet Admiral Q
07-10-2005, 02:14 AM
If it is working only with the built in Administrator account and no other
Administrator account, it could be one of two things - either all the files
are owned by the Administrator account and not the Administrators group
(notice the s on Administrator), or the programmer hard-coded the
application to only work with an account named Administrator. The former is
easy to fix by adding the members of the "machine name/Administrators" group
to have full control of all the files, the latter will require either using
the account named Administrator or seeing if a patch/upgrade is available
for the software manufacturer to allow other accounts access.
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"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Installing new pc's with XP Pro running our Purchasing software.
>
> Attached to the compter on COM1 is a handheld unit for maintaining
> inventory
> control. The Purchasing software uploads & downloads information to this
> device.
>
> The problem I am having is that the upload/download will only work if I am
> logged in as Administrator. It will not work even if I give Administrator
> rights to another user account.
>
> What could be causing this this to happen?