MidWay 0 Posted November 30, 2000 Heeerlp! SimCity2k runs FINE on WinNT4 but for one problem. When ever a different user goes to run the game other than the person who installed it. It says that it can't run because it's not registered properly and needs to be re-installed. I've looked in the registry and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do. Can anyone help please? Jason Clarke Computer Technician Hardware & Software jason.clarke@coomoorasc.vic.edu.au And yes, this is legit :Þ The geography teachers want to use it, along with Sose. Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted November 30, 2000 Well, it sounds like the game is hitting the registry under HKey_Current_User. While this is great for a lot of apps (all the MS office apps get to have completely different sets of preferences), it can be a pain in the *** when many people do work on the same machine. What I have done (being lazy and all), is export the reg keys in question, then import them back in under the new user. Bear in mind, that this is not the best method for some apps, as you may miss some keys that are created by the installation, yet not in the same key that you are exporting. I have done this for Kali (server settings) and Nero Burning Rom (keeps asking for reg code under every user). ------------------ Regards, clutch Share this post Link to post
MidWay 0 Posted November 30, 2000 DF, Unfortunatly I work in a school, giving the students the ability to install programs is well, a nono.. Clutch, I have looked into this but it doesn't _appear_ to work properly, this was only a 4pm job though so I'm still looking. I will try to export the nessacery key(s) and see how I go. Under the HKEY_LOCAL_USER or what ever there's a .DEFAULT and a .98237492384729834etc user. Can you see this causing a problem (We have mandatory profiles & policies). Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted November 30, 2000 Policies can be a lot of fun. If you have the registry locked down (which usually is by default), you would *normally* not be able to install apps under a normal user anyway. Hence the option that I gave you. On the network at the office, I don't setup "power users" (don't need people trying to install apps or setup shares), and I have policies for "normal" and "limited" user groups. I remove a lot of simple functionality from the "limited" group (hence the name) such as the "run" command and display properties. The limited group can't run regedit either. As far as key location, the software key (HKCU>Software) is where I found all the keys that differentiated functionality between users. If it takes more than 5 minutes to find these keys, don't bother with it anymore. Chances are the installation may be a bit more complicated and not worth this hack. ------------------ Regards, clutch Share this post Link to post
