Windows XP Application Question...

[Martoch]

Hello everyone!
We've just started experimenting with Windows XP Pro at work to see if it is compatible with all of our software. We've run into one issue (probably a simple one) that we need to overcome.
When I install a program under my login name, it works just fine. However, if another individual logs in under their name the application is not listed in the programs group. Are we missing something here? Is there some access that needs to be turned on so that I can install programs under my login name and have the programs show up under everybody else's "all programs" list whether they're admins or not?
Thanks!!!

Mike

[shadows]

You can try to install it into the program folder directory. What I found that there is a C:\program files and then there is C:\Documents and Settings for all the different users. You're right someotimes progams won't show up for other users. Easy solution create shortcuts to the program and drop them on the desktop or start menu of the users you want to use the program. You can also have them search through the C:\Program Files for the program itself

[Mortis]

Some things to try:

I agree with Shadow, install it into the c:\program files Directory rather than in the user accounts directories. After that... do one of the below (use Admin Account).

1) Copy a shortcut to the program into the \Desktop subfolder in the All Users profile. That makes the icon available on everyone's desktop. But anyone can delete it from there too.

2) Or copy a shortcut to the program to the \Desktop subfolder in each user's profile. That makes the icon available to each user separately. Some programs seem to store specific user option settings independently when the user sets them for the program while logged on under their own account, even though they are using a shortcut to the program that was simply cut and pasted from another account.

3) Open Windows Explorer and find the folder that contains software you want to share with other users. Right click on the folder. Choose Sharing and Security, then click on the Sharing tab. Then follow the directions for (a) sharing with other users on that computer only, or (b) sharing with other computers on the LAN.

[kendo]

this may work also

Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer

Value Name: RestrictRun Open your registry and find the key

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion \Policies\Explorer]

Create a new DWORD value and name it "RestrictRun" set the value to "1" to enable application restrictions or "0" to allow all applications to run

AND 2 other choices

Method 1: Use the RunAs Service
Use the RunAs service to start your programs with administrator privileges.

For information about how to use the RunAs service, click Start - Help -click the Index tab, type runas command, in shortcuts , and then click Display

NOTE : To use the RunAs service, you must know the user name and password of an account that has administrator privileges.


Method 2: Install for Each User

[strangerstill]

The problem here is that while each user account has their own Start Menu folder (typically in C:\Documents and Settings\John Doe\Start Menu) there is also a 'shared' Start Menu in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS\Start Menu. When Windows displays the Start Menu for a user, it merges together these two folder trees. Most programs install to the 'shared' Start Menu, but if one installs to just the installing user's Start Menu, then you just need to move or copy the Start Menu item or folder from the installing user's space in C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Start Menu to the corresponding point in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS\Start Menu.

Hope this makes sense

P.S. I don't know of any setting for this; I think it's up to each application which Start Menu it wants to install to.

[RAR]

If you log in under the local machine's admin account the programs and icons will be available to everybody else. We had that issue here too. We have each local admin account have the same password so we can load a program and it will be available to everybody. It works the same way with Win2000.

[Martoch]

Thank you all very much for your expedient replies! I knew I would find the solution here, I brag about TechIMO all of the time!
Great work!


Mike