problem with BOINC on Windows XP with multiple user profiles

Questions and Answers : Windows : problem with BOINC on Windows XP with multiple user profiles

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bbyers Send message Joined: 23 Dec 08 Posts: 1 Credit: 731 RAC: 0	Message 1228676 - Posted: 7 May 2012, 14:06:24 UTC
	When I login to my profile, the BOINC folder says "access denied." A little background: my Windows XP SP2 machine has 3 profiles: - one administrator profile (chiefly used for installing, maintenance, etc) - one non-admin profile for myself - one non-admin profile for my wife I've installed BOINC in the administrator profile, and verified it works just fine, there. I went to the settings and even checked the box to allow other users of this computer to use the program. When I login to my normal profile, and try to load BOINC from the start-menu shortcut ... nothing happens. When I go to C -> Program Files -> BOINC, a message says "Access is denied". Why would this happen? When I install other programs, I can access them from any profile just fine. What's different about BOINC? I wouldn't think I should install it in each user profile ... wouldn't that cause problems? Please advise.
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Russ Smith Send message Joined: 9 Apr 12 Posts: 1 Credit: 4,591 RAC: 0	Message 1228749 - Posted: 7 May 2012, 18:47:48 UTC - in response to Message 1228676.
	Login as Administrator.Please try by checking the properties of the folder. Share locally. do not check that box. It asks that you as administrator to drag and drop the folder into share document folder. If you shared it on the network it doesn't make it shared locally. also make permissions for the users same rights as the administrator Hope this helps.
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 1228809 - Posted: 7 May 2012, 21:25:14 UTC - in response to Message 1228676.
	When I login to my profile, the BOINC folder says "access denied." A little background: my Windows XP SP2 machine has 3 profiles: - one administrator profile (chiefly used for installing, maintenance, etc) - one non-admin profile for myself - one non-admin profile for my wife I've installed BOINC in the administrator profile, and verified it works just fine, there. I went to the settings and even checked the box to allow other users of this computer to use the program. When I login to my normal profile, and try to load BOINC from the start-menu shortcut ... nothing happens. When I go to C -> Program Files -> BOINC, a message says "Access is denied". Why would this happen? When I install other programs, I can access them from any profile just fine. What's different about BOINC? I wouldn't think I should install it in each user profile ... wouldn't that cause problems? Please advise. During the install there is a check box to install for all users? This is important as the security of the directory is set differently in the two cases. Not all is lost though. Add the relevant accounts to either boinc_admins for control or boinc_users for monitoring. ____________ BOINC WIKI
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Questions and Answers : Windows : problem with BOINC on Windows XP with multiple user profiles