Problems: | Applications packaged using Director 6.5 and earlier try to save two DLL files to %SYSTEMROOT% (usually C:\WINDOWS) when they launch, displaying an error message such as:
Unable to copy driver file xobglu16.dll
Unable to copy driver file xobglu32.dll
These applications will fail to launch with a limited account on Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Applications packaged with Director 7.1 and later do not try to write files to %SYSTEMROOT%, writing files to %USERPROFILE%\Application Data instead. |
Workarounds: | As an administrator, launch the application in question and leave it running. Open an Explorer browser window and look for two new files in %SYSTEMROOT% (usually C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT):
xobglu16.dll
xobglu32.dll
Right-click on one file, click Properties, turn on "Read Only," and click OK to save the change. Repeat this step for the second file, and exit the application.
The application in question will now work correctly for a limited account, assuming the application itself doesn't try to write to %SYSTEMROOT% or another off-limits location.
You may need to repeat this workaround for additional applications created using Macromedia Director. If you have more than one Director application, perform this workaround only once, and test the other applications.
To permanently solve this problem, ask the application developer to repackage their application using a newer version of Director. Adobe Systems supports Director 8.5.1 and later on Windows XP. |
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