When I try to start Photoshop as ‘normal’ (not admin) user, I get the following message:
Could not initialize Photoshop, because the file is protected. Revoke the protection, using preferences in Windows Explorer. (For I’m german, I’ve got a german Version. So this is a translation…)
What file is ment?
When I change the user-type from restricted to administrator, it works, but i dont’t want to give everyone admin-privileges…
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To add the user to the group ‘Hauptbenutzer’ (Hauptbenutzer = main user, think this is what you call power user) unfortunately is not enough.
Still hope, there is a better way, than give the users admin rights. Think it could be enough, to change the access rights for the mentioned file. But which file is it?
Your users MUST have r/w access to %system%\Documents and Settings\~username\Application Data\Adobe (and sub folders). They also need access to some registry entries.
as power-user they even have access to C:\programs\adobe and to C:\windows. They also have access to HKLM/software/Adobe … Not full access, but it should be enough.
Think I need an util that can show me, what Photoshop is doing. (What files it tries to open etc.)
I am having the same problem (though in English 🙂 )
Do you know WHAT registry entries it needs access to? I really don’t want to give my users increased power over their machines if I can possibly avoid it.
So far giving them access to the HKLM/Software/Adobe section of the registry, and R/W to the Program Files/Common Files/Adobe folder seems to be working. We’ll see if it works for the long run.
and R/W to the Program Files/Common Files/Adobe folder seems to be working
they’ll also need create/delete for when prefrences need to be created. you should also do the application data folder if the user doesn’t already have full control over that. that ought to about cover it. btw, what os was this on? xp or 2k?
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