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Posted by Ben on July 25, 2007, 5:21 am
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> This may not be possible if they have to reinstall the software all the
> time. The normal way to do this is to monitor the program and see what
> registry keys and files the program modifies then change the permissions
> on those items so that the user has modify permissions. The problem you
> may run into is that uninstalling then reinstalling may reset the
> permissions. Here are a couple of programs that will help with seeing what
> registry keys and files the program uses.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processmonitor.mspx
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Filemon.mspx
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/regmon.mspx
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> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processexplorer.mspx
>
> If they are running this ill behaved program on laptops you are about to
> hit a roadblock that probably can't be overcome. Laptops with XP are
> becoming hard to find. There will come a time where you will only be able
> to find laptops with Vista. If the program is this ill behaved it is very
> likely it won't work at all in Vista.
>
Hi Kerry,
Thanks for the reply.
Good question on the modeler/Vista compatibility, I will have to setup a
test machine and see how it runs. Probably a good idea to check it now
before it becomes an urgent requirement for us, and we find out then that
they're not compatible!
Thanks for the sysinternal links, I can see I'm going to have to spend quite
a bit of time doing some research into the files & registry keys accessed
when modeler is installed. Not an easy task! If you know anything about IBM
software you will know that they never use 1 file when 10 will do! :-)
Thanks again
Ben
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