Failure to create Registry Key

[Xeroid]

I'm having a problem running an application in Windows 2000 Pro. I have a Kids user set up as a restricted user and the Administrator setup. No other users are setup (other that guests). I've installed a game for my son but it won't launch, I get an Error: Failed to create registry key for Descent 3. All other programs (M$ Office 2K, Kodak camera software, etc.) work fine. When I launch the game (Descent 3) logged on as Administrator it works fine. Any ideas?

I've tried to uninstall/reinstall but no luck.

Mike

[Xeroid]

OK, I can go back and change the Kids user from a restricted user to a standard user and the game launches fine while logged on as kids. I was hoping to keep my children from hosing things by setting them up with a kids user name with restricted user rights.

Mike

[wavefront]

The game probably makes modifications to the windows registry as part of its normal function. Restricted users can't do that normally.

[Xeroid]

Originally posted by wavefront
The game probably makes modifications to the windows registry as part of its normal function. Restricted users can't do that normally.

That's what I suspected. Thanks for replying.

Mike

[wavefront]

NP
Most 'popular' games are coded for single user systems and they expect to have full access. Business apps are more modest in their system demands.

[DVNT1]

normally you can use regedt32.exe to change the permissions of the registry key to allow the restricted user to make the needed reg. changes.

[Xeroid]

Originally posted by DVNT1
normally you can use regedt32.exe to change the permissions of the registry key to allow the restricted user to make the needed reg. changes.

Tell me more. I'd really like to keep the kids as restricted users but this is the main game (as old as it is) that my handicapped son likes to play. It won't start when he's logged in as a restricted user. I'ts the only application that's giving me problems.

Mike