Removing programs from other users accounts

[Brenda]

I have some programs on my account, that my husband
doesn't want on his account, and also some that i don't
want on my children's account. How do i go about and
remove them?

 

[Sharon F]

I have some programs on my account, that my husband
doesn't want on his account, and also some that i don't
want on my children's account. How do i go about and
remove them?

In the Documents and Settings folders, check the contents of start menu
folders for your account, your husband's account, the children's account(s)
and the one for All Users.

Shortcuts in All Users appear in everyone's Start Menu. Shortcuts in a
user's start menu folders, only show on that person's start menu.

Based on that, rearrange the shortcuts in these folders according to how
you want them to appear for each user.

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

What about the registry entries? Doesn't each user have their own registry?

 

[Sharon F]

What about the registry entries? Doesn't each user have their own registry?

Possibly. Often the user registry keys won't be written until that person
launches the program for the first time. Even if the program does make
entries for each user, they are minimal until the person begins to use
the program. At that time, per user settings will start to accumulate.
Any registry entries the program installation might make that apply to all
users should not removed or moved in the registry. The program
expects them to be where they were placed and you don't want to cut
off access for the intended user.

I don't think the issue is the registry anyhow, COB (if it is, perhaps
Brenda will tell us that). I think the issue is the more common one :
what appears in different users' start menus and on their desktops.
Consequently, that the viewpoint that I based my response on.