Command Line switch for installation apps for ALL Users?

[Guest]

Is there a command line switch that will allow me to run an application that
will install for the All Users profile not just the profile that I am doing
the installation? I know that some applications offer this as an option
within the installation wizard however; I need to know a method for telling
an application to run in this mode by default.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Is there a command line switch that will allow me to run an
application that will install for the All Users profile not just
the profile that I am doing the installation? I know that some
applications offer this as an option within the installation wizard
however; I need to know a method for telling an application to run
in this mode by default.

Each application was written by someone else. Each application would then
have its own set (or none) of switches. You would need to specify the
application.

Also - there are many applications that do not give you the multi-user
choices - meaning they install "as the user/for the user" or they just
install "for all users".

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Shenan. I was using Wininstall LE (the version included
on the Windows 2000 Server CD in the Value added folder) to create an MSI.
Wininstall LE would create the MSI by making a differential file from:

1. take a snapshot of a before computer
2. take a snapshot of an after computer (installed the application that I
wanted an MSI for)
3. Installing the MSI on a machine to verify that it worked.

The issue occurred because the Wininstall LE software did not support making
changes to the All Users profile. The error message that it gave mentioned
running the application with the ALLUSERS command. This is how the search
began. I have since added an XCOPY command to copy the needed shortcuts to
the proper place However, for future reference I would not mind having more
information on the ALLUSERS installation command.

Thanks!