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Other users cannot run Microsoft Plus! on a Windows XP Home Edition-based computer
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you
understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information
about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986Â
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Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP on your
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition-based computer and another user tries to
access Microsoft Plus!, the other user receives the following error message:
Error:
Microsoft Plus!: You must accept the end user license agreement to use
Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because Microsoft Plus! installs as a
single-user program. Other users on your Windows XP Home Edition-based computer cannot access Microsoft Plus!.
WORKAROUND
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To work around this problem, modify the user
permissions for the Microsoft Plus! registry subkey in the Windows Registry.
To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run,
type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!
- Right-click Plus!, and then click
Permissions.
- Click to select the Allow check box for
Full Control.
- Click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP
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