Hi Chez,
It depends largely on the program. Some software will install just fine for
both users, others will need to be installed under each users profile. The
easiest way to do this is to install it under one user and make sure the
program shortcut is placed in the all users folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
Then log on (you can user fast user switching for this if you want) to the
other account and try to run the shortcut. An error message means you
probably need to install it under this profile as well. This is because the
software was written for older versions of Windows (like Win98) that did not
use "true" user profiles with separate settings for each.
If the accounts are admin level or power user level, then they have
installation priviledges. If the account is a limited user, then to install
the software, you will need to right click the installation file (setup.exe
usually) and use "run as" to start it. You may also need to give the
limited user escalated priviledges on the folder used to house the program.
This can help with that:
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
