Installed Programs show for all users

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Don

Can anyone explain to me why when I install or remove
programs they appear/disappear from all users of a
machine.Even removing an icon removes it from all desktops?
 
There are two places where your desktop items are stored:

c:\documents and settings\<your user name>\desktop
c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop

If you want to increase or decrease visibility, then just move it around
between these folders (there is one for each user). If you delete a shortcut
that is actually stored in all users, then it is gone for everybody.
 
You are performing the installation and system changes logged in as
administrator. This way the changes will always migrate to all of the other
users.
 
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