How do enable certain programs for all users?

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Joanna

Hi,

I know this probably sounds dumb but I'm a beginner!

I'm the administrator and I want to enable several programs on my PC to be
available to all users (ie other members of my family). I tried right-click
properties > security on one of these programs but everything looked too
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complicated and I didn't want to mess around (this is my second clean
install of Win2K within a week - I want to do it right this time!).
How do I do this? (Most programs I don't want enabled)

One other thing - I read that I shouldn't logon as Adminstrator all the time
so I created a user account for myself (as 'power user'). I estimate that
over the next few weeks as I get used to Win2K I'll be logging on 50% of the
time as administrator and the other 50% as 'power user'. What is the most
'powerful' I can be as a power user - what I mean is, I want to be able to
access all programs, pop3-mail checking software, regedit & 'My Documents'
(Administrator's documents that is). Is there any settings I can alter to
make 'power users' as powerful as possible?

Thanks in advance,

Joanna
 
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, system folders, 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 three options: Either grant the necessary
users appropriate higher access privileges (either as Power Users or
local administrators), grant the users specific access permissions to
those parts of the registry affected, or replace the application with
one that was properly designed specifically for WinNT/2K/XP.


Bruce Chambers

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