Re: Install programs as administrator

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 01/22/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:22:41 -0500

Since the applications will run for these Limited users, then permissions isn't an issue. Either copy the shortcuts from your Start Menu to theirs, or to the All Users\Start Menu\Programs folder. 

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"Ned" <mnstarke@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:0a5801c2c210$79106ca0$d2f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA09...
> I am the administrator of a computer running XP Pro.  
> There are 2 limited users also on the computer.  How can I 
> install programs as an administrator and then have the 
> desktop icons and start menu items appear on the limited 
> user accounts?  I have installed the programs and have 
> unchecked simple file sharing in folders.  I have added 
> the users to the security tab under properties of the 
> program but am not able to figure out how to make the 
> desktop icons and start menu items appear for the limited 
> users.  There has to be some way to do this since I don't 
> know their passwords and don't want to and would not 
> expect them to want me to be able to log on to their 
> accounts.  They are able to view the programs in Windows 
> Explorer and start them from their but what if someone was 
> incapable to doing something like that and you wanted to 
> put the icons on the desktop!  All help is appreciated.

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