Questions tagged [non-admin]
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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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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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Running without admin rights: As users, what can we do to get apps working (that demand admin rights)? [closed]
I was prompted to ask this because of following question: Why does the majority of people in the Windows world still appear to not get that working as admin is plain stupid?
We all know, deep down, ...
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Run Flyff without elevating user to Admin or requiring Admin Password
Bottom Line:
I need to set up one game on my little sister's laptop to run without requiring an admin password/account. Its the only game that seems to insist on it... so far.
Detailed Version:
I ...
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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 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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Install Winpcap on Windows XP without admin rights
Is there a way to install Winpcap on Windows XP without admin rights?
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Compile and execute Awesome in a non-root environment
I want to install the Awesome window manager.
In the environment where I want to configure it I don't have root access. It's a shared environment for all the users in the Faculty I study in.
I am ...
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How to configure non-admin account to install updates for Java, Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows 7?
How to configure non-admin users to allow them to install updates for Java and Adobe Acrobat Reader without needing for administrator password on Windows 7. Updates for Microsoft products install ...
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Behaviour of disabling "Allow non-administrators to receive notifications" GPO
As the title suggests, I'm trying to figure out the specific behaviour of the following GPO when disabled:
Administrative Templates > Windows
Components > Allow non-administrators
to receive ...
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VLC no video displayed for DVD when non-admin
When I play a DVD using VLC in Vista as a non-admin user, I don't get any video displayed. The DVD plays normally when running as an administrator.
Any ideas why this is?
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