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More info?)
Try checking the security permissions on the game directory. It's quite
possible that they do not have write access, IIRC only administrators
do by default.
Paul Smith wrote:
> "Envo" <awne16325@spamgapblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:2Lf%d.2000$Ab.919@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>
> > Have Theme Hospital loaded to C:\Program Files\Bullfrog\Hospital,
with
> > Shortcuts on various desktops.
> >
> > Game runs OK with all users, but only users with Administrator
rights can
> > save games. Using 95 or 98 Compatibility Modes doesn't alter
situation.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas? My kids (limited users) would be grateful!
>
> This is likely a limitation of the game itself... Back when it was
made
> everyone had admin rights on Windows. There's no solution as such
only a
> work-around, the one below by Jimmy S.
>
> Basically what this will do is enable them to run the game as an
admin
> user - but prevent them from actually logging on as an admin.
>
> How to Create a Secure Admin Account for use with the Run As...
Command
>
> 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.
>
> Steps 4 and 5 are optional, and are to prevent a user from logging on
to the
> computer as an administrator using the able2play account and
password:
>
> 4. Remove "able2play" from the Welcome screen: Save and run my
registry
> patch which will add able2play to the hidden user list in your
Windows XP
> registry:
> able2play.reg (Save and then Open).
> or
> * To avoid the above patch, run regedt32, browse to
> [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]Click Edit / New
/ Dword
> value / ValueName: able2play / Value Data: 0 (hex)
>
> 5. This step will force the able2play account to logoff if anyone
logs on
> with it. What I do is add a shortcut to the windows logoff routine
into the
> RUN key of the able2play registry. Again, I made a registry patch to
> simplify this process:
>
> 5a. <ONLY RUN THIS PATCH USING THE ABLE2PLAY ACCOUNT> Click and Save
this
> patch to the Local Disk (C
Drive DO NOT OPEN IT
>
(http://windows.dasmirnov.net/downloads/OnlyRunUsingAble2PlayAccount.reg)
>
>
> 5b. Click Start / Log off / Click a blank area on the right side of
the
> Welcome screen, and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to logon the able2play
> account. Now, double click the patch from step 5a, install it,
delete it,
> and then Logoff.
> or
> * To avoid using the registry patch, click Start / Run / regedt32
/
> browse to: [HKCU\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] and
Click
> Edit / New / String value / ValueName: logoff / Value data: logoff
REMEMBER:
> Only create this auto logoff while logged on as able2play!
>
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/
> http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
>
> *Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
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