Eye-Fi Helper for XP Limted Account

[saharvey2]

How does one get the Eye-Fi Helper to run under an XP Limited Account?

Since I have upgraded to Eye-Fi center my XP limited account is no longer able to receive pictures. When I launch the Eye-Fi helper from a limited account is exits with not messages. In order to receive pictures the administrator must login to the computer.

[saharvey2]

After a little rooting around I have finally gotten Eye-Fi Helper to run so that files will download even with a limited account is logged in. In a nutshell, I have setup the Eye-Fi Helper to run as a windows service. Oddly, it is running as a Limited account.

I performed the setup as follows:

Download and install the Windows Resource Kit Tools.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... 8c4790cffd

Following these directions I created a "User-Defined Service"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890

Ran the following command from a cmd prompt.

"C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\INSTSRV.EXE" EyeFiHelper "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\SRVANY.EXE"

Launched regedit and found the entry for EyeFiHelper

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EyeFiHelper

From the Edit menu, added a key:

Key Name: Parameters

Select the Parameters key.
From the Edit menu, added a string:

Value Name: Application
String : "C:\Program Files\Eye-Fi\Helper\EyeFiHelper.exe"

Close Registry Editor.

The following instructions suggested that the service needed to run as a user to get network access. So, I updated the service to be run under a user id.

http://www.iopus.com/guides/srvany.htm

Open Control Panel -> Administrator Tools -> Services

Located the EyeFiHelper service and opened the properties page.

Selected the Log On tab and set the "This Account"

Closed the properties page

Started the EyeFiHelper services.

[saharvey2]

N.B. Running the EyeFiHelper as a service worked well until a software update was sent out. At that point the service hung, as if expecting user input. I stopped the service, ran EyeFiHelper manually and performed the software update. Then restarted the service. We are back in business automagically downloading files using a limited account.

[ykoren]

saharvey: thanks for sharing what worked for you.

[djsecrist]

fyi... This works for Windows 7 as well, but I had to disable UAC.

[rpavich]

good to know, thanks