IC, Thanks for the quick response
--
Michiel
MCP Win2k Pro
The Netherlands
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Michael,
>
> No, your right, but many of the older programs written for 9x systems
cannot
> handle the move and balk with missing HKCU entries, hence the
problems.....
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Michiel (MCP)" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Rick,
> >
> > How about installing the application (run as administrator), and then
> > through explorer, move shortcuts from %userprofile%\start
> > menu\programs\<application> to "allusersprofile"\start
> > menu\programs\<application>?
> >
> > NTFS permissions shouldn't cause any problems, only registry entries in
> > HKEY_Current_user could.
> >
> > Correct me if I'm wrong...
> >
> > Michiel
> > MCP Win2k Pro
> >
> >
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > No, not always. Many older programs are not "user aware" and will need
> to
> > be
> > > installed while logged into each account that wants to use it. Just
> > install
> > > the software in an account that has Admin level priviledges. If it
> doesn't
> > > work in other accounts (throws and error message), this is a sign that
> it
> > > will need to be installed while logged on as that user. Just install
it
> to
> > > the same program folder each time.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best of Luck,
> > >
> > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x -
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
> > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > >
> > > "Herriot" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Am I correct in saying that to install a program that is
> > > > to be available to ALL users I need to log in and install
> > > > that software using the Administrator Account?
> > > >
> > > > If so please tell me how and where. Thanks
> > >
> >
> >
>