Software Installation in XP

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I’m new to XP. I’m the Administrator. I have installed a programme within
my user area that I frequently use and it has created in icon on my Desktop.
My wife also uses the programme but it does not appear on her Desktop. Does
she also have to install it within her user area?
 
Mark said:
I’m new to XP. I’m the Administrator. I have installed a programme
within my user area that I frequently use and it has created in icon
on my Desktop.
My wife also uses the programme but it does not appear on her Desktop.
Does she also have to install it within her user area?
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When you install a program designed for XP, it will often ask during the
installation if it should be installed and available for every user on
the system or just the current user. If this particular program did
this and you answered "no", then you would need to install it in your
wife's account. If you answered "yes", then you just need to make a
shortcut to the program on her Desktop.

Right-click on an empty area of the Desktop and choose New>Shortcut.
Browse to the executable.

Malke
 
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Mark


Mark said:
I’m new to XP. I’m the Administrator. I have installed a programme within
my user area that I frequently use and it has created in icon on my Desktop.
My wife also uses the programme but it does not appear on her Desktop. Does
she also have to install it within her user area?
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Thanks Malke - it’s an old programme pre XP so it did not offer the option
to be made available to all users. I guess I have to install it again in her
area. Thanks again - Regards Mark
 
Mark said:
I’m new to XP. I’m the Administrator. I have installed a programme within
my user area that I frequently use and it has created in icon on my Desktop.
My wife also uses the programme but it does not appear on her Desktop. Does
she also have to install it within her user area?
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You can go to Documents and Settings\[your username]\Desktop and copy
the shortcut to Documents and Settings\[her username]\Desktop. If it
doesn't work you may need to grant her full security permissions to the
program's folder location. If you need to do that then post back for
instructions.

Steve N.
 
Mark said:
I’m new to XP. I’m the Administrator. I have installed a programme within
my user area that I frequently use and it has created in icon on my Desktop.
My wife also uses the programme but it does not appear on her Desktop. Does
she also have to install it within her user area?
Click to expand...


You may experience some problems if the software was designed for
Win9x/Me, or if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP, but was improperly
designed. Quite simply, the application doesn't "know" how to handle
individual user profiles with differing security permissions levels, or
the application is designed to make to make changes to "off-limits"
sections of the Windows registry or protected Windows system folders.

For example, saved data are often stored in a sub-folder under the
application's folder within C:\Program Files - a place where no
inexperienced or limited user should ever have write permissions.

It may even be that the software requires "write" access to parts
of the registry or protected systems folders/files that are not normally
accessible to regular users. (This *won't* occur if the application is
properly written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're
often left with three options: Either grant the necessary users
appropriate higher access privileges (either as Power Users or local
administrators), explicitly grant normal users elevated privileges to
the affected folders and/or part(s) or the registry, 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."


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Bruce Chambers

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