Gaming As Non Admin

Many games won't run if you're not an Administrator. Some links to relevant information:

• "Gaming with Least-Privileged User Accounts", an MSDN article on how to write games that don't have this problem. Includes sections on file access, registry access, and patching
• An expertzone chat on Playing Games with Windows XP that includes a discussion of the problem
• Microsoft knowledgebase article 228985, "Error message or the game stops responding on the "Loading" screen when you start a Microsoft game: "Please insert the correct CD-ROM""
• Microsoft knowledgebase article 283576, "An error message is displayed when you attempt to install or remove or play a game"