Can anybody please tell me why the following occurs...

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I have a PC running Windows XP SP2. This PC has 3 accounts (myself, my wife
and my son) when I install certain software logged in as myself, the icons
also get placed on the other desktop profiles as well. I know sometime
during installation it ask whether it is to be installed for this user only
or any one who logs onto the PC, but what if it doesn't show you that
option?

Thanks in Advance

 

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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:19:55 +0100, Nigel Bruce wrote:

> I have a PC running Windows XP SP2. This PC has 3 accounts (myself, my wife
> and my son) when I install certain software logged in as myself, the icons
> also get placed on the other desktop profiles as well. I know sometime
> during installation it ask whether it is to be installed for this user only
> or any one who logs onto the PC, but what if it doesn't show you that
> option?

Only software designed for multi-user operating systems will ask if the
software is for you or for all users. If you are not asked, you'll need to
manually check the location of the program's shortcuts after it's
installed. If the start menu and desktop shortcuts end up in All Users, you
can move them to your folders.


--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

 

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"Nigel Bruce" <nigel.bruce@stevens-bolton.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have a PC running Windows XP SP2. This PC has 3 accounts (myself, my
wife
> and my son) when I install certain software logged in as myself, the icons
> also get placed on the other desktop profiles as well. I know sometime
> during installation it ask whether it is to be installed for this user
only
> or any one who logs onto the PC, but what if it doesn't show you that
> option?

It's really down to the application. I've seen one of three things happen..

1) It askes you which users should have access tho the program or
2) It assumes all users should have access
3) It only installs on the current user.

If you want to change which user gets an icon on the desktop (or on the
startup) try..

Log in as admin
Right click on Start
Select Explore All Users then..

Icons for everyone go in...
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

or you can choose which users have them by copying/moving the icon to.....
C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name1>\Desktop
C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name2>\Desktop
etc

Say you have a user called Fred. The icons on his desktop will be a
combination those in ..

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
and
C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop

Something similar usually works for the startup menu.

 

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Many thanks for your replies and sorry for the delay in getting back


"CWatters" <colin.watters@pandoraBOX.be> wrote in message
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>
> "Nigel Bruce" <nigel.bruce@stevens-bolton.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:42db8206$0$6469$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net...
>> I have a PC running Windows XP SP2. This PC has 3 accounts (myself, my
> wife
>> and my son) when I install certain software logged in as myself, the
>> icons
>> also get placed on the other desktop profiles as well. I know sometime
>> during installation it ask whether it is to be installed for this user
> only
>> or any one who logs onto the PC, but what if it doesn't show you that
>> option?
>
> It's really down to the application. I've seen one of three things
> happen..
>
> 1) It askes you which users should have access tho the program or
> 2) It assumes all users should have access
> 3) It only installs on the current user.
>
> If you want to change which user gets an icon on the desktop (or on the
> startup) try..
>
> Log in as admin
> Right click on Start
> Select Explore All Users then..
>
> Icons for everyone go in...
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
>
> or you can choose which users have them by copying/moving the icon to.....
> C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name1>\Desktop
> C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name2>\Desktop
> etc
>
> Say you have a user called Fred. The icons on his desktop will be a
> combination those in ..
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop
>
> Something similar usually works for the startup menu.
>
>
>
>