Win2K compat tab showing logged as admin, not as user

[slatr]

I have a problem using the compatibility fix on some of our Windows 2000 machines.

When logged in as admin. , I am able to right click on the shortcut to the program I need to run in the Windows 95 compatibility layer. When I log in as the user the compatibility tab is gone and I can't run the program.

I can't seem to find a registry key for this.

How can I get that compatiblity tab to show up under a regular user?

Thanks,

Slatr

 

[NogginBoink]

I don't think you can.

But if you set the compatibility mode when logged on as Administrator, that setting "sticks" so that it runs in that mode when a user launches from the same shortcut.

See Q279792 for more.

-Noggin

 

[slatr]

I have tried this and I can't seem to get the setting to stick.

The program still crashes when I log in as a regular user.

Any other ideas I might try.

Thanks,

Brian

 

[NogginBoink]

Just because the program crashes does not mean it's not running in compatibility mode. Compatibility mode doesn't guarantee your app won't crash. The app can crash running in compatibility mode.

If the app doesn't crash when running administrator, but does crash when running under a user account, the app seems to be trying to do something that requires administrative privilege on the machine and not handling the access denied very well. Perhaps you can use the runas feature to do what you need to do.

Ultimately, the app is crashing because it is poorly written and has a bug in it. Ultimately, the solution is to recompile the app without this bug in it.

Assuming you're not the author of the code and cannot get an update to the program, can you let us know what the program is, what it does, and what error message(s) you're getting?