Questions tagged [non-admin]
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Creating user account without admin or control panel
Simply put I need to create a basic user account on the computer without using control panel and without running any programs such as cmd with admin.
Thanks In Advance
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Allow Non-Administrator Users to Access Windows 7 Home Premium Via Remote Desktop
We know that we can access Windows 7 Home Premium via Remote Desktop via some workarounds.
But now, after enabling Remote Desktop, I'd like to allow some users outside of the Administrators group to ...
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right click menu modification non-admin
I'm not an admin, but I will like to customize the right click menu.
I searched the web, and fond quiet a few posts on how to change the registry in order to modify the menu - but all require changes ...
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Customize Windows keyboard layout [duplicate]
First a tiny bit of background: I customized my father's OS X keyboard layout to add him a few specific characters (specific to Polish) on his regular azerty layout. On OSX you can do this by ...
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restart tomcat server as non-root
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Apache Tomcat/6.0.36
CentOS 2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64
Is it possible? I heard from someone that an older version of tomcat had a manager tool that allowed non-privileged users to restart the ...
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Best option for db installed in home dir? [closed]
My research group shares a server for which I do not have root access. I would like to install a database in my home directory to manage my results. What would the best option in terms of ease of ...
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Find out information about installed hard- and software using the terminal without admin rights
I have access to a remote server, to which I login via ssh. I don't have admin rights, but I like to find out as much as possible about the machine, among other things to see If I get what I pay for. ...
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How can I install .NET Framework without administrator privileges?
I'm on my Windows 7 computer and want to set up .NET Framework. However it's asking for an administrator password but I have no idea what it can be. I really need the .NET Framework. I hope there's a ...
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Installing Flash for Firefox on OSX without admin rights
I have installed a local copy of Firefox in my folder without admin rights. Is there a way to install Flash for it as well without admin rights? I have found instructions for Windows here and here.
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Java plug-in runs only for administrators in Firefox 8
I had Firefox 3.6 installed on a Windows XP with the Java plugin working fine. I then installed Firefox 8 and now the Java plug-in only works for users with admin privileges. The Add-Ons -> Plugins ...
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nagging samsung apps on rf511 notebook
I just bought a Samsung rf511 notebook. While I find it an excellent buy, I have one problem with it: many of the Samsung apps that come preinstalled nag me each time I boot up the computer and login; ...
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Loss of settings with Multiple Monitors configuration
At work, I'm using a Fujitsu Lifebook E series laptop, along with a HP ZR22w secondary screen, connected on DisplayPort. My OS is Windows XP, fully updated, but without Admin privileges
As soon as ...
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Sniff my own Packets (non-Administrator)
Running in Windows (Windows 7), I'm trying to sniff my browser's requests.
I can install tools that sniff packets for all users, and require high permissions.
But, I would like to just run a tool to ...
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Is there any way to run Google Chrome without installation on a Mac?
I tried to install Google Chrome on my Mac school computer last night.
After I downloaded the .dmg, I opened it like I do with any other .dmg to get around actually putting the application into the ...
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Is it possible to run TrueCrypt without administrative privileges?
I'm looking at FreeOTFE, I don't know if it's compatible with latest TrueCrypt. Upon starting, it immediately results in an error message:
FreeOTFEExplorer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to ...
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