I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my account...
How can I do that?
Thanks!!

blb <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
> account... How can I do that?
> Thanks!!

You don't install software to an account - you just install it, period.
However, you can install it & move the Start Menu shortcuts from
c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs to <username>\start
menu\programs. That won't prevent others from launching the program, though.
If that's your goal, and you aren't on a domain, you'll probably want to
look at Doug Knox's XP Console or Microsoft's SteadyState or similar.

Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts password/adm
availability on it.

"blb" wrote:

> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my account...
> How can I do that?
> Thanks!!

Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
> password/adm availability on it.

Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the question.
He *is* the administrator.

>
> "blb" wrote:
>
>> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
>> account... How can I do that?
>> Thanks!!

Lanwench,
He might want to move the shortcut to the program out of the All User area
and into his own Start menu area.

In greater detail,
Start || Rtclk on MyComputer || Explore || C: Drive (or whatever drive he's
used for Win XP) || Documents and Settings || All Users || Start Menu ||
Programs || Move the desired folder or file from here to -- || Documents and
Settings || Joe HotShot AdminGuy (or whatever his account name is) || Start
Menu || Programs and drop the moved folder/file here.

This is all based upon the program installer wanting to install the program
in the All User area.

karl snooks

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| > Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
| > password/adm availability on it.
|
| Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the question.
| He *is* the administrator.
|
| >
| > "blb" wrote:
| >
| >> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
| >> account... How can I do that?
| >> Thanks!!
|
|
|

Karl Snooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Lanwench,
> He might want to move the shortcut to the program out of the All User
> area and into his own Start menu area.

Sure - that's true. But that doesn't prevent other users from launching the
app, so I don't see much value in it - and it isn't how the question was
written. :-)


>
> In greater detail,
> Start || Rtclk on MyComputer || Explore || C: Drive (or whatever
> drive he's used for Win XP) || Documents and Settings || All Users ||
> Start Menu || Programs || Move the desired folder or file from here
> to -- || Documents and Settings || Joe HotShot AdminGuy (or whatever
> his account name is) || Start Menu || Programs and drop the moved
> folder/file here.
>
> This is all based upon the program installer wanting to install the
> program in the All User area.
>
> karl snooks
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
>>> password/adm availability on it.
>>
>> Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the
>> question. He *is* the administrator.
>>
>>>
>>> "blb" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
>>>> account... How can I do that?
>>>> Thanks!!

Lanwench,
Strange since I've used precisely this approach before on progams which
insisted in always installing using via the Alluser/StartMenu/Programs
folder. True, in his case he already has entried in the folders for the
individual users and he will need to delete them from the StartMenu/Programs
folder of the individual user. With only his StartMenu/Programs folder
offering the program then only if he has granted the others access to this
folder will they be able to run the program.

karl snooks

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| Karl Snooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| > Lanwench,
| > He might want to move the shortcut to the program out of the All User
| > area and into his own Start menu area.
|
| Sure - that's true. But that doesn't prevent other users from launching
the
| app, so I don't see much value in it - and it isn't how the question was
| written. :-)
|
|
| >
| > In greater detail,
| > Start || Rtclk on MyComputer || Explore || C: Drive (or whatever
| > drive he's used for Win XP) || Documents and Settings || All Users ||
| > Start Menu || Programs || Move the desired folder or file from here
| > to -- || Documents and Settings || Joe HotShot AdminGuy (or whatever
| > his account name is) || Start Menu || Programs and drop the moved
| > folder/file here.
| >
| > This is all based upon the program installer wanting to install the
| > program in the All User area.
| >
| > karl snooks
| >
| > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
| > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
| > message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| >> Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| >>> Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
| >>> password/adm availability on it.
| >>
| >> Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the
| >> question. He *is* the administrator.
| >>
| >>>
| >>> "blb" wrote:
| >>>
| >>>> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
| >>>> account... How can I do that?
| >>>> Thanks!!
|
|
|

Karl Snooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Lanwench,
> Strange since I've used precisely this approach before on progams
> which insisted in always installing using via the
> Alluser/StartMenu/Programs folder. True, in his case he already has
> entried in the folders for the individual users and he will need to
> delete them from the StartMenu/Programs folder of the individual
> user. With only his StartMenu/Programs folder offering the program
> then only if he has granted the others access to this folder will
> they be able to run the program.

Awww, think about that for a minute If the user simply navigates to
c:\program files\blah\ and double-clicks on blah.exe he can run the program.
:-)

I'm not a big believer in "security by obscurity." If it's important that
users not be able to run specific apps, or that they only be able to run
apps X Y and Z, there are ways to accomplish that.


>
> karl snooks
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Karl Snooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> Lanwench,
>>> He might want to move the shortcut to the program out of the All
>>> User area and into his own Start menu area.
>>
>> Sure - that's true. But that doesn't prevent other users from
>> launching the app, so I don't see much value in it - and it isn't
>> how the question was written. :-)
>>
>>
>>>
>>> In greater detail,
>>> Start || Rtclk on MyComputer || Explore || C: Drive (or whatever
>>> drive he's used for Win XP) || Documents and Settings || All Users
>>> || Start Menu || Programs || Move the desired folder or file from
>>> here to -- || Documents and Settings || Joe HotShot AdminGuy (or
>>> whatever his account name is) || Start Menu || Programs and drop
>>> the moved folder/file here.
>>>
>>> This is all based upon the program installer wanting to install the
>>> program in the All User area.
>>>
>>> karl snooks
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>> Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
>>>>> password/adm availability on it.
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the
>>>> question. He *is* the administrator.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "blb" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
>>>>>> account... How can I do that?
>>>>>> Thanks!!

Hi, and thank you for the help... however I did this, and it does not remove
it from the other users.... Can I install software into only the
Administrator's user account. (As in only mine, and not the kids !!)

Can I choose this when I am prompted to "select destination folder" during
the installation, or do I have to install it, and then remove it from the
other accounts?

If you know how to do this, please send instructions !! (detailed if possible)

*note* I did try to install and then move into "owner" however it still
remained on desktop of other user.... I quite possibly did this wrong !!??

"Karl Snooks" wrote:

> Lanwench,
> He might want to move the shortcut to the program out of the All User area
> and into his own Start menu area.
>
> In greater detail,
> Start || Rtclk on MyComputer || Explore || C: Drive (or whatever drive he's
> used for Win XP) || Documents and Settings || All Users || Start Menu ||
> Programs || Move the desired folder or file from here to -- || Documents and
> Settings || Joe HotShot AdminGuy (or whatever his account name is) || Start
> Menu || Programs and drop the moved folder/file here.
>
> This is all based upon the program installer wanting to install the program
> in the All User area.
>
> karl snooks
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> | > Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
> | > password/adm availability on it.
> |
> | Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the question.
> | He *is* the administrator.
> |
> | >
> | > "blb" wrote:
> | >
> | >> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
> | >> account... How can I do that?
> | >> Thanks!!
> |
> |
> |
>
>
>

hi and thank you for the help - however, the following did not remove it from
the other users....
I reposted as:
I want to install software into only the Administrator's user account. (As
in only mine, and not the kids !!)

Can I choose this when I am prompted to "select destination folder" during
the installation, or do I have to install it, and then remove it from the
other accounts?

If you know how to do this, please send instructions !! (detailed if possible)

*note* I did try to install and then move into "owner" however it still
remained on desktop of other user.... I quite possibly did this wrong !!??

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Karl Snooks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Lanwench,
> > He might want to move the shortcut to the program out of the All User
> > area and into his own Start menu area.
>
> Sure - that's true. But that doesn't prevent other users from launching the
> app, so I don't see much value in it - and it isn't how the question was
> written. :-)
>
>
> >
> > In greater detail,
> > Start || Rtclk on MyComputer || Explore || C: Drive (or whatever
> > drive he's used for Win XP) || Documents and Settings || All Users ||
> > Start Menu || Programs || Move the desired folder or file from here
> > to -- || Documents and Settings || Joe HotShot AdminGuy (or whatever
> > his account name is) || Start Menu || Programs and drop the moved
> > folder/file here.
> >
> > This is all based upon the program installer wanting to install the
> > program in the All User area.
> >
> > karl snooks
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Andrew E. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>> Install & run the software by selecting, "run as" this puts
> >>> password/adm availability on it.
> >>
> >> Hmmm - no, it won't - and I'm not sure your answer addresses the
> >> question. He *is* the administrator.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "blb" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I am the administrator, and want to install software onto only my
> >>>> account... How can I do that?
> >>>> Thanks!!
>
>
>
>