Solution for Norton AV 2004 in Power User mode (WinXP)

thedeliman

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hi all,

just wanted to share the solution to my initial problem detailed here if anyone is in the same boat.

1. run regedit (ok even if you're in power user mode)
2. navigate to My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. look for key NAV CfgWiz
4. make the following change:
%windir%\System32\runas.exe /user:machine\Administrator /savecred "[original string] "
(you have to add the quotes to nest the original string inside)

Then, if I'm not mistaken, the first time you re-login to your power user account, it may ask you to punch in your Administrator password. After that, it should be smooth sailing for future restarts/ power ons.

Note that this doesn't allow you to configure NAV from the power user account, it only turns off the annoying error message.

Cheers!
karl :thumbsup:
 

thedeliman

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in case the message got cut off, the registry key location is

My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Run