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Permanently Changing Windows XP Security Settings?

Posted by Cliff on from the making-them-stick dept.

pnutjam asks: "I have googled and perused several publications seeking an answer but I find no mention of this problem anywhere. I am running applications not designed for a multi-user environment on Windows XP. To allow standard users to run these applications I've modified permissions on files, folders, and registry keys. Whenever a computer with the modifications is rebooted, the permissions revert to their previous settings. It doesn't happen when the users log off, only when the computers are rebooted." When adjusting Windows XP to support such applications, how do you make permission changes so that they survive through a reboot?

6 of 78 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I'll say it.... by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Install *nix." ... and donate your game library to Salvation Army.

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  2. uh... by kayen_telva · · Score: 4, Funny

    dont reboot ??

    oh wait..

  3. Re:No no no no! by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Random fucking Windows fucking technical support? What the hell is going on here? Really... this place used to be Slashdot... "

    "Today's Slashdot story was, without a doubt, the worst submission ever. Rest assured that I was on the Internet within minutes, registering my disgust throughout the world. As a loyal reader, I feel Slashdot owes me."

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  4. Microsoft Tech Support. by arcanumas · · Score: 5, Funny
    Call Microsoft techn support.

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    1. Re:Microsoft Tech Support. by Spoing · · Score: 3, Funny
        1. Call Microsoft techn support.

        Why's this funny? He's got a problem with software that cost a great deal of money, why the hell SHOULDN'T he call tech support? Seems like the first thing he should have done...

      LOL! STOP! You're killing me!!!!

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  5. Re:You ask this question here? by Marillion · · Score: 3, Funny
    Let me translate into Slashdot-eese.

    This person is really asking is, "How do I circumvent the unreasonable policies of the unwashed Microsoft conscripts that have taken over all of the Intel hardware?" He further pleads, "I want to be liberated. But I must be careful. If I outright revolt, if I install OpenBSD, they will send to a re-education camp." Which is located at the Unemployment Centre. "I could sneek in Cygwin, remain below the radar, boost my productivity, get promoted, and finally TAKE OVER THE WHOLE OF IT!BWAAAHA HA HA HA!

    Sorry, got lost in the moment.

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