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VB6.0 Components not added

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by oop

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I have installed Visual Basic 6.0 with MSDN on my W2K professional clients (workstations). I have 500+ users in Institute. All are students that is why created there accounts as a normal user. When they are trying to run a VB6.0 application they areunable to add most of the components. Access Denied Message appears. I cannot give them a power user rights because of security purposes. My Authonication Server is W2K advanced Server. Please any one helps. Thanks in advanced...

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by stillatit

There is no way you can give a user the ability to install software packages without the risk they will install something "evil." If they can install something, they can install anything.

You CAN give them the ability to install software without giving them "Power User" status, as follows:

1. Create a new domain global group, "Software Installers"

2. On each local box, (yes, I know, a pain), give the "Software Installers" group full access to \winnt or wherever the system root directory is. Also give them full access to "c:\program files" or whatever other locations you wish them to install into.

Good luck.

by oop

Thank you RGershbock, It is not feasble to create new doman group "Software Installers" on each local box and gave them full rights of a system root directory. All users are member of common domain at W2K advanced server (authentication) and allother applications are running perfectly all right except VB6.0 and MSDN developer..please suggest another solutions appreciated.....

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