I have installed Quickbooks 2006 onto my admin acct. but I cannot run it from a limited user acct. Further research reveals that I need to create a "power user" acct. I can't find any way to do this, and Dell wants $ up front just to ask the question, whether they can answer it or not. I would appreciate all help offered.
Steve
Assuming you are using XP...
Start | All Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer Management
System Tools | Local Users and Groups | Users
Open a User
Click on "Member Of" tab Click "Add..." button
Click "Advanced..." button
Click "Find Now" button Select "Power Users" Click "OK" button
Click OK, OK, OK.....
They really buried it.
To add to what klunk has already told you, that procedure does not apply to Windows XP Home Edition. The Power Users group does not exist on an XP HE system. Also, the Local Users and Groups MMC snap-in is not available in XP HE.
Just out of curiosity, why are you looking to Dell for assistance on this instead of Intuit?
Good luck
Nepatsfan
Dell wanted cash up front just to hear the problem. So, I thought I'd try you folks out there. thank you for answering.
Steve
Fantastic! I'm looking at how much money I owe right now! Yahooo...
Steve
He was actually asking you why you though Dell would answer your questions about an Intuit SW installation problem. Intuit, the SW firm pleading & begging to the EU sumpreme council for antitrust protection from MS because they can't screw your computer OP sytem up enough as it is without access to the actual MS code. I LOVE QBAGENT. BRING IT BACK. Sure, I trust Intuit, implicitly.
Speaking of that, is there a way to set implicit distrust in PGP?
Whoops, I mean I had already been through it with Intuit for an hour or so. We were at the add user window, but for some reason they didn't know what to do after that.
Steve
Does this mean that QB 2006 will not run on XP Home? Or am I jumping to too many conclusions based on insufficient knowledge ;)
It runs, you just can't have any security. But that fits, for Home MicroCrap figures there is only one user so admin all the time is assumed.
Quickbooks 2006 should run on an XP Home Edition system but it will only run under an account that is a Computer Administrator.
Nepatsfan
Probably because the user has a DELL COMPUTER.
Also if it is an OEM version of Quickbooks it is Dell that provides the support.
I would add if it is an OEM version Intuit will refer you to Dell.
What is QBAGENT?
But then you're using Windows so you have no security anyways.
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