Installing Programs

[Vince]

I'm having a problem installing a game.How do I install it
so all user accts. can play.So far I'm the only one who
can play and I want it to be able to be played by all
users.
Thanks, Vince

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Vince,

Depending on the program, you may need to install it while logged on under
each user for which you wish to have access. Try moving the shortcut to the
allusers program folder first:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

Then logon as another user and see if it will run. If it does not, then you
will need to install it to the same program folder under that user. For
limited user accounts, you may need to use "run as" for them to have
sufficient permissions to load and run the program, this article can help:

Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account [Q307091]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307091

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[anonymous]

Install the game.
Find it in the all-programs list.
Right-click to properties.
Click the Sharing tab.
Read instructions.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

This is quite common if the software was designed for Win9x/Me, or
if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP, but was improperly designed. Quite
simply, the installation routine for this application doesn't "know"
how to handle individual user profiles, or the application tries to
make changes to "off-limits" sections of the registry. Quite often,
you can make this software available to other users by _copying_ the
Start Menu folder and Desktop folder shortcuts from the user profile
from which the software was installed in the corresponding folders in
the user profile(s) in which you'd like the software to be accessible.
If the application is something that can/should be made available to
all current and future users, copying the shortcuts into the
corresponding locations of the All Users profile will do the trick.

NOTE: This may not work if the software requires access to parts
of the hard drive and/or registry that are not normally accessible to
regular users. (This won't occur if the application was properly
written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're left
with two options: Either grant the necessary users appropriate higher
access privileges (either as Power Users or local administrators), or
replace the application with one that was properly designed
specifically for WinNT/2K/XP.

Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307091

Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in a reply to a
different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:

"If your game or application works with admin accounts, but not with
limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users to access the
program files folder with "change" capability rather than "read" which
is the default.

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:c

where "appfolder" is the folder where the application is installed.

If you wish to undo these changes, then run

C:\>cacls "Program Files\appfolder" /e /t /p users:r

If you still have a problem with running the program or saving
settings on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions on
the registry keys. Run regedit.exe and go to HKLM\Software\vendor\app,
where "vendor\app" is the key that the software vendor used for your
specific program. Change the permissions on this key to allow Users
full control."


Bruce Chambers

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[Vince]

Thanks to all you guys ! I resolved it by installing the
game in my sons user acct.Of course I had to change it to
an admin. acct. first,but then changed it back to a
limited acct. after the installation.Everything seems to
work fine as we can both play the game within our seperate
accts. Thanks for the help.
Vince