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  • June 16, 2000 at 11:05 am #2073985

    Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

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    by bf · about 24 years, 10 months ago

    How can i get users without administrator rights to have permission to run executable files. at this time, only people with administrative rights can run EXE’s on our NT 4.0 Workstations. thatnks for the help

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    • June 16, 2000 at 2:50 pm #3777305

      Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      by mckaytech · about 24 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      It sounds like there is a system policy in effect. To see, look in the netlogon directory on your PDC. If there is a file there with a .pol extension, that would be it.

      You can open the policy file with the System Policy editor; in particular you will want to look at System-Restrictions and see if the box is checked for “Run only approved Windows applications”.

      If it’s not a system policy issue, the only other suggestion I could offer would be to look at the permissions on file itself and on the user rights to see if something is amiss there.

      best wishes!

      paul

    • June 18, 2000 at 3:01 pm #3778144

      Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      by dmiles · about 24 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      You are refereing to the System Policy Editor
      (POLEDIT.EXE)
      Located under Start-Programs-Administrative Tools or By typing POLEDIT.EXE Start Menu RUN option.
      Windows NT Workstation does not install POLEDIT.EXE by default
      To run System Policy Editor from Windows NT Workstation,you need to copy the POLEDIT.EXE,POLEDIT.CNT,and POLEDIT.HLP files from the \CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT\1386 folder from the NT Server CD-ROM to the workstation system
      To set permissions for a registry key
      1.Start Registry Editor.You must be administrator
      Select the registry key you want to set permissions
      Select Security,Permissions
      In the Registry Key Permissions dialog box set the permissions each user or group by using name area and the Type of Access drop-down list

    • June 18, 2000 at 3:01 pm #3778143

      Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      by dmiles · about 24 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      You are refereing to the System Policy Editor
      (POLEDIT.EXE)
      Located under Start-Programs-Administrative Tools or By typing POLEDIT.EXE Start Menu RUN option.
      Windows NT Workstation does not install POLEDIT.EXE by default
      To run System Policy Editor from Windows NT Workstation,you need to copy the POLEDIT.EXE,POLEDIT.CNT,and POLEDIT.HLP files from the \CLIENTS\SRVTOOLS\WINNT\1386 folder from the NT Server CD-ROM to the workstation system
      To set permissions for a registry key
      1.Start Registry Editor.You must be administrator
      Select the registry key you want to set permissions
      Select Security,Permissions
      In the Registry Key Permissions dialog box set the permissions each user or group by using name area and the Type of Access drop-down list

    • June 20, 2000 at 6:12 am #3785012

      Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      by bebe2 · about 24 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Unable to run EXE files on NT 4.0 Wkstn

      login as a local administrator to the NT workstation pc and go to user manager, double click the administrator group, and add the user.

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