administrator powers..

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i am the administrator on my computer..i have a password pretoected account.
i want to download a program on my account.....but only my account. i dont
want it to b available/visible to ne other user. how do i go about doing
this? thank you - ashley
 
kiss_my_ash said:
i am the administrator on my computer..i have a password pretoected
account. i want to download a program on my account.....but only my
account. i dont want it to b available/visible to ne other user. how
do i go about doing this? thank you - ashley
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Are the other users adminstrators?
Then it truly cannot be done.

Although the installation of a GOOD application these days gives you a
choice when installing (available to Everyone or just you) - that usually
just dictates which start menu it copies the icons to (ALL USERS or yours.)
You can give the illusion it was installed just for you by putting the icons
for its use only in your start menu/desktop.. But if anyone else has
permissions to the folder in which you installed it, then they can run it.
So you have to be the only administrator and change the file/directory
permissions in such a way that only you have access to the program.
 
Install the program in the "My Documents" and make sure the folder is set to
private. Then delete any shortcuts the program may place in the start menu
of other users or choose not to install shortcuts at all.

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kiss_my_ash said:
i am the administrator on my computer..i have a password pretoected
account. i want to download a program on my account.....but only my
account. i dont want it to b available/visible to ne other user. how
do i go about doing this? thank you - ashley
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Shenan Stanley wrote> Are the other users adminstrators?
Then it truly cannot be done.

Although the installation of a GOOD application these days gives you
a choice when installing (available to Everyone or just you) - that
usually just dictates which start menu it copies the icons to (ALL
USERS or yours.) You can give the illusion it was installed just for
you by putting the icons for its use only in your start
menu/desktop.. But if anyone else has permissions to the folder in
which you installed it, then they can run it. So you have to be the
only administrator and change the file/directory permissions in such
a way that only you have access to the program.
Click to expand...
Install the program in the "My Documents" and make sure the folder is
set to private. Then delete any shortcuts the program may place in
the start menu of other users or choose not to install shortcuts at
all.
Click to expand...

Security by obscurity..

As I said, you'll accomplish the "illusion" that it was installed just for
you using the "Friendly" suggestion, but if the other users are
administrators - an illusion is all it is.
 
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