I've a standalone (not in AD domain) Win Server 2008 R2 Standard x64 box. I want my standard Windows users (non-admin) to be able to run an application. But when the users try to run the application they are prompted for administrator password. The application will only run with an account with administrative privileges. However, I do not want to assign admin rights to the users to be able to run this application. I've tried the solution as given at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff431742.aspx
1. On the Start menu, locate the program that you want to always run as an administrator.2. Right-click the application’s shortcut, and then click Properties.
3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Compatibility tab.
4. Do one of the following:
- To apply the setting to the currently logged-on user, select the Run This Program As An Administrator check box, and then click OK.
- To apply the setting to all users on the computer and regardless of which shortcut is used to start the application, click Change Setting For All Users to display the Properties dialog box for the application’s .exe file, select the Run This Program As An Administrator check box, and then click OK twice.
This did not work for me. The users are still prompted to provide password for a user with administrative rights.
Please help.