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Running Firefox without Administrator Permissions

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mo-b
mo-b

I am an enterprise administrator and want my users to be able to run Firefox on their Windows 7 desktops. I have installed using elevated permissions but when the users try to open the application without admin permissions (they are members of the Remote Desktop Users group) it just presents a dialog box that says "Firefox has stopped working." Any suggestions?

I am an enterprise administrator and want my users to be able to run Firefox on their Windows 7 desktops. I have installed using elevated permissions but when the users try to open the application without admin permissions (they are members of the Remote Desktop Users group) it just presents a dialog box that says "Firefox has stopped working." Any suggestions?

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cor-el
cor-el
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Check that you do not run Firefox as Administrator.

Right-click the Firefox desktop shortcut and choose "Properties".

Make sure that all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.

  • Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected
  • "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" should not be selected

Also check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\).

mo-b
mo-b Question owner

Thanks - I have confirmed that none of the options are checked and still having the same problem.

mesoam
mesoam

try giving the users permissions to the local directory

mo-b
mo-b Question owner

Which - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox" and if so read/write?

mesoam
mesoam

start with read, go from there, its trial and error. I'm betting once they have the necessarily level of access to the local dir it will run fine.