How to make installed programs visible to all users?

[David Read]

I'm using WinXP Home. I have the only administrator account. All the
other accounts are limited users.

Occasionally when I install new software, it's only visible on my
desktop, not on any other users'. Even if I locate the executable and
put a shortcut thereto on a limited user's desktop, they can't run it
because they don't have permissions in the file area where the program
is installed.

How can I make installed programs accessible to all users?

Tnx,
dave

[Black Baptist]

David Read rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:

> I'm using WinXP Home. I have the only administrator account. All the
> other accounts are limited users.
>
> Occasionally when I install new software, it's only visible on my
> desktop, not on any other users'. Even if I locate the executable and
> put a shortcut thereto on a limited user's desktop, they can't run it
> because they don't have permissions in the file area where the program
> is installed.
>
> How can I make installed programs accessible to all users?
>
> Tnx,
> dave
>

Logon to the other accounts and install the program.

[David Read]

Black Baptist > wrote in message news:<Xns940FCE5D453A8praythechurchcom@Letuspray>...
> David Read rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:
>
> > I'm using WinXP Home. I have the only administrator account. All the
> > other accounts are limited users.
> >
> > Occasionally when I install new software, it's only visible on my
> > desktop, not on any other users'. Even if I locate the executable and
> > put a shortcut thereto on a limited user's desktop, they can't run it
> > because they don't have permissions in the file area where the program
> > is installed.
> >
> > How can I make installed programs accessible to all users?
> >
> > Tnx,
> > dave
> >
>
> Logon to the other accounts and install the program.

Can't. The other accounts are limited accounts, and don't have
permissions to install the program. That's why I installed it as
administrator in the first place.

[Black Baptist]

David Read rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:

>Black Baptist > wrote in message news:
<Xns940FCE5D453A8praythechurchcom@Letuspray>...
>> David Read rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:
>>
>> > I'm using WinXP Home. I have the only administrator account. All the
>> > other accounts are limited users.
>> >
>> > Occasionally when I install new software, it's only visible on my
>> > desktop, not on any other users'. Even if I locate the executable and
>> > put a shortcut thereto on a limited user's desktop, they can't run it
>> > because they don't have permissions in the file area where the program
>> > is installed.
>> >
>> > How can I make installed programs accessible to all users?
>> >
>> > Tnx,
>> > dave
>> >
>>
>> Logon to the other accounts and install the program.
>
> Can't. The other accounts are limited accounts, and don't have
> permissions to install the program. That's why I installed it as
> administrator in the first place.
>

Right click the exe and select run as... or install it under the user you
want to allow access.