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Installing programs
I have windows XP Professional. My computer has 4 user
accounts on it. When installing new programs such as Microsoft Money, QuickBooks Pro 2003, etc., do I install them while logged on as administrator, or while logged on to the user account that will actually use and run them. Please e-mail a reply if possible as I'm still learning how to find things on these message bases. Thanks, |
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Installing programs
Hi,
Sorry, I don't generally do e-mail support.... The answer is: It depends. Not a great answer huh? Some programs, especially older software, will need to be installed under each user that is going to use it. Other programs that are "user aware" can be installed from the admin account for all users. To install on a limited user account, right-click the setup file and use "run as" to enter an admin username and password. This article may also help: Some Programs Do Not Work If You Log On from Limited Account [Q307091] http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307091 How do you tell which you need to do? You try installing from the admin account, then see if you encounter an error when trying to run it from a user account. -- 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 wrote in message ... I have windows XP Professional. My computer has 4 user accounts on it. When installing new programs such as Microsoft Money, QuickBooks Pro 2003, etc., do I install them while logged on as administrator, or while logged on to the user account that will actually use and run them. Please e-mail a reply if possible as I'm still learning how to find things on these message bases. Thanks, |
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