How To Install Program For All Users
Emzzey wrote:
> Basically the problem is that I created another user account but only a few
> random applications show up on it and I'd REALLY HATE to have to reinstall some
> +50 programs so my computer can function normally on my secondary user account.
> I am able to locate many of the installed programs by snooping around in
> Explorer and have been able to run a few by creating shortcuts, but many of
> them (Spybot, Itunes, Google Chrome, THE LIST GOES ON!) do nothing when the .exe
endered useless (on that account).
>
>
> Also I'd like to say there are no support pages for Windows 7 that cover this
> topic (that I could find using the provided search engine), and the older ones
> (like for windows 2000) do not apply because they tell you to move files that
> Windows no longer has, but this is a known issue and Microsoft
> should integrate an easy way of adding/removing programs from accounts without
> uninstalling/installing it just to be able to check a box.. ____, maybe there
> could even be an option for this in a very obvious place, like User Account
> settings or the friggin' list of installed programs!
Any application that's been properly designed for use on Windows 7
would either give the person performing the installation the option of
making the application available to all users, or do so automatically,
by default. This is entirely the responsibility of the application's
programmers, and beyond Microsoft control. So, the easiest way, of
course, is to use an application that's designed for a multi-user OS.
But, sadly, that isn't always an option, where businesses must rely on
legacy proprietary applications.
If the legacy application you're installing places its shortcuts
only in the Start Menu of the person performing the installation, all
that you may have to do is move those Start Menu entries to the same
location in the C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms
folder and/or the C:UsersPublicPublic Desktop folder.
Further, such an incompatible application may offer additional
'challenges:'
You may experience some problems if the software was designed for
Win9x/Me, or if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP,Vista/Win7, but was
improperly designed. Quite simply, the application doesn't 'know' how to
handle individual user profiles with differing security permissions
e changes to
'off-limits' sections of the Windows registry or protected Windows
system folders.
For example, saved data are often stored in a sub-folder under the
application's folder within C:Program Files - a place where no
inexperienced or limited user should ever have write permissions.
It may even be that the software requires 'write' access to parts
of the registry or protected systems folders/files that are not normally
accessible to regular users. (This *won't* occur if the application is
properly written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're
often left with three options: Either grant the necessary users
appropriate higher access privileges (either as Power Users or local
administrators), explicitly grant normal users elevated privileges to
the affected folders and/or part(s) or the registry, or replace the
application with one that was properly designed specifically for
WinNT/2K/XP/Vista/Win7.
Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307091
Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in a reply to a
different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:
'If your game or application works with admin accounts, but not with
limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users to access the
program files folder with 'change' capability rather than 'read' which
is the default.
C:>cacls 'Program Filesappfolder' /e /t /p users:c
where 'appfolder' is the folder where the application is installed.
If you wish to undo these changes, then run
C:>cacls 'Program Filesappfolder' /e /t /p users:r
NOTE: On Win7 Icacls.exe provides better control.
If you still have a problem with running the program or saving settings
on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions on the registry
keys. Run regedit.exe and go to HKLMSoftwarevendorapp, where
the key that the software vendor used for your specific
program. Change the permissions on this key to allow Users full control.'
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
> Basically the problem is that I created another user account but only a few
> random applications show up on it and I'd REALLY HATE to have to reinstall some
> +50 programs so my computer can function normally on my secondary user account.
> I am able to locate many of the installed programs by snooping around in
> Explorer and have been able to run a few by creating shortcuts, but many of
> them (Spybot, Itunes, Google Chrome, THE LIST GOES ON!) do nothing when the .exe
endered useless (on that account).
>
>
> Also I'd like to say there are no support pages for Windows 7 that cover this
> topic (that I could find using the provided search engine), and the older ones
> (like for windows 2000) do not apply because they tell you to move files that
> Windows no longer has, but this is a known issue and Microsoft
> should integrate an easy way of adding/removing programs from accounts without
> uninstalling/installing it just to be able to check a box.. ____, maybe there
> could even be an option for this in a very obvious place, like User Account
> settings or the friggin' list of installed programs!
Any application that's been properly designed for use on Windows 7
would either give the person performing the installation the option of
making the application available to all users, or do so automatically,
by default. This is entirely the responsibility of the application's
programmers, and beyond Microsoft control. So, the easiest way, of
course, is to use an application that's designed for a multi-user OS.
But, sadly, that isn't always an option, where businesses must rely on
legacy proprietary applications.
If the legacy application you're installing places its shortcuts
only in the Start Menu of the person performing the installation, all
that you may have to do is move those Start Menu entries to the same
location in the C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms
folder and/or the C:UsersPublicPublic Desktop folder.
Further, such an incompatible application may offer additional
'challenges:'
You may experience some problems if the software was designed for
Win9x/Me, or if it was intended for WinNT/2K/XP,Vista/Win7, but was
improperly designed. Quite simply, the application doesn't 'know' how to
handle individual user profiles with differing security permissions
e changes to
'off-limits' sections of the Windows registry or protected Windows
system folders.
For example, saved data are often stored in a sub-folder under the
application's folder within C:Program Files - a place where no
inexperienced or limited user should ever have write permissions.
It may even be that the software requires 'write' access to parts
of the registry or protected systems folders/files that are not normally
accessible to regular users. (This *won't* occur if the application is
properly written.) If this does prove to be the case, however, you're
often left with three options: Either grant the necessary users
appropriate higher access privileges (either as Power Users or local
administrators), explicitly grant normal users elevated privileges to
the affected folders and/or part(s) or the registry, or replace the
application with one that was properly designed specifically for
WinNT/2K/XP/Vista/Win7.
Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307091
Additionally, here are a couple of tips suggested, in a reply to a
different post, by MS-MVP Kent W. England:
'If your game or application works with admin accounts, but not with
limited accounts, you can fix it to allow limited users to access the
program files folder with 'change' capability rather than 'read' which
is the default.
C:>cacls 'Program Filesappfolder' /e /t /p users:c
where 'appfolder' is the folder where the application is installed.
If you wish to undo these changes, then run
C:>cacls 'Program Filesappfolder' /e /t /p users:r
NOTE: On Win7 Icacls.exe provides better control.
If you still have a problem with running the program or saving settings
on limited accounts, you may need to change permissions on the registry
keys. Run regedit.exe and go to HKLMSoftwarevendorapp, where
the key that the software vendor used for your specific
program. Change the permissions on this key to allow Users full control.'
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
Install Mac Programs On Windows
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