Netwoking: Trouble accessing Library as USER but not as ADMIN

onecell · 19th January 2005, 20:50

Greetings.

I'm running winamp on a networked pc running windows2000. My media is stored on a server elsewhere on the network. Wnen I'm logged onto the PC as an administrator, I have no problems refering to & accessing the media library on my "server" but...

If I log onto the pc as a "userQ without write privaledges to my music library & launch Winamp it comes up with "error initialising database" and subsequently crashes!

The server is set such that the files in my librarty can be read with no probles & "user" can access & play them in Media player (Yeuch) with no problems.

Does Winamp NEED write access to the media library? Does it HATE being run as a "user"? Help please as I'd HATE to have to use WM Playes on a PC just 'cos I wanna lock it down a little!

Cheers, Danny

JonnyMac · 19th January 2005, 20:58

From - Sticky: Troubleshooters; Common Issues; Clean Install Instructions; READ THIS FIRST!!!...

Limited Multi-User account issues

onecell · 19th January 2005, 22:42

Loverley!

My install was clean but resetting the program files for write access to "all" did the trick.

Fantastic support if I may say so and no waiting on the phone on hold listening to muzak for 6 hours either!

19th January 2005, 20:50	#1
onecell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2	Netwoking: Trouble accessing Library as USER but not as ADMIN Greetings. I'm running winamp on a networked pc running windows2000. My media is stored on a server elsewhere on the network. Wnen I'm logged onto the PC as an administrator, I have no problems refering to & accessing the media library on my "server" but... If I log onto the pc as a "userQ without write privaledges to my music library & launch Winamp it comes up with "error initialising database" and subsequently crashes! The server is set such that the files in my librarty can be read with no probles & "user" can access & play them in Media player (Yeuch) with no problems. Does Winamp NEED write access to the media library? Does it HATE being run as a "user"? Help please as I'd HATE to have to use WM Playes on a PC just 'cos I wanna lock it down a little! Cheers, Danny

19th January 2005, 20:58	#2
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19th January 2005, 22:42	#3
onecell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2	Loverley! My install was clean but resetting the program files for write access to "all" did the trick. Fantastic support if I may say so and no waiting on the phone on hold listening to muzak for 6 hours either!