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Sorry if this has been discussed before I have searched and can’t find anything.
Samsung do not seem to have considered that a user may be logged in as a Limited User. When you log in to your Account the Sammy warns you that as a Limited User you will not be able to use Samsung Updater III also Samsung Battery Monitor
It is just a bit annoying that you have to cancel these warning boxes each time..Further each time the Samsung Screen Saver is run it crashes with a C++ Application Error box for you to cancel too.
I have not got annoyed enough with them yet to give any thought to ways to avoid them.
Hello swradioactive!
It has been mentioned once or twice but I don’t know of a specific fix. I had the same issue but ended up making the account full access which obviously is not a real solution to the problem.Would be very interested to hear of a solution if anyone knows one!
The Samsung software seem to be amateurishly built because they need an admin user. It’s really annoying. My solution is to stop using all the apps that require admin. That way I can use a limited user without disturbing error messages.
I also noticed this problem, I tried to run the Samsung Battery Manager as Admin but that doesn’t work. I also tried to run the Samsung Battery Manager as a service, doesn’t work…
I did like “amokoura”, I disabled Battery Manager to get rid of the error messages. The only thing Samsung Battery Manager can do different than the built-in Windows is really the dimming of the screen. To get different profiles I use Fn+F8 if I want to run Silent Mode for instance (PreMKBD – i.e Samsung Magic Keyboard)
Works for me…
Frankly I have found whenever I try to be more “secure” and change a user to Limited User, life gets quite hard under XP and things get in a right mess.
Usually I give up and stick with administrator rights.
Problem with XP Home is there’s no Power User which would be ideal. Has more power but doesn’t have as much as an administrator. Generally most apps will work under Power User and you don’t get network permission hassles unlike with Limited Users.
FWIW, I think Samsung targeted their platform well: a miniature laptop with an OS and software designed for simplicity, not security. Most of these machines will have one user; most of these users won’t know the difference between an Administrator and a Limited User and will just accept the default made the first time the machine is turned on.
Thankfully, none of the Samsung programs are that essential to using the laptop.
I have some Communication applications that automatically receive and post data to the web 24/7 if I leave it on.
I like to run as Limited User so I still just cancel the boxes on start up, no real hardship. As Parody says Samsung probably have it right for most users.[quote1237497687=Parody]
FWIW, I think Samsung targeted their platform well: a miniature laptop with an OS and software designed for simplicity, not security. Most of these machines will have one user; most of these users won’t know the difference between an Administrator and a Limited User and will just accept the default made the first time the machine is turned on.
[/quote1237497687]You’re probably correct. Still, it feels stupid to have a system that is insecure by default. The user has a feeling of safety but eventually it turns out to be a lie when the pc gets filled with malware and botnet stuff.
I’m disappointed to Samsung’s Admin-only approach. However, I guess the actual reason is in XP’s architecture. So “Thanks a lot, Bill!”. Maybe things are better in Vista/Win7?
If you are on a limited account you can still run applications at Admin level by right-clicking the on the program shortcut/exe and selecting “run-as” and then entering your XP Admin username and password. This might work for Samsung Update but i’m not sure about Battery Manager.
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If you are on a limited account you can still run applications at Admin level by right-clicking the on the program shortcut/exe and selecting “run-as” and then entering your XP Admin username and password. This might work for Samsung Update but i’m not sure about Battery Manager.
[/quote1237643293]Thanks, but it doesn’t work. Even though you “run-as” admin, the Samsung apps complain about a non-admin user. How sad.
Fortunately all other apps work fine with the “run-as” feature.
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