can other users use program?

[squid]

I'm running Windows XP Home. As the administrator I loaded a game program
on my account but my son is unable to run the game when he is logged onto
his account. It works find on my account.

How do I install a program so that all users of the computer can use it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

See if this helps:
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/xpsware.htm

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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

 

[CWatters]

I'm running Windows XP Home. As the administrator I loaded a game program
on my account but my son is unable to run the game when he is logged onto
his account. It works find on my account.

Does it give an error or does he not have an entry on his start menu?

If the former, try changing his status to admin then install the game on his
account then put him back to limited status.

If it's the latter try...

1) log in as admin.

2) Right click on start and select "explore all users".

3) Move the short cut from...

<your admin account>-> start menu -> programs

to

All Users-> start menu -> programs

That works for many programs BUT perhaps not if you do fast user switching
(eg without forcing a log off/log on between users).

Hint: There is also an All Users -> Desktop folder for icons that you want
everyone to have, and an All Users -> My Documents folder for sharing files
etc.

The above works well for me but note I am not a Microsoft MVP so there might
be a better way.

Colin

 

[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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