Installing Software on W98 with User Profiles 1

[lfoldesi]

Question, I have some W98 desktops with user profiles enabled. These desktops may have anywhere between 10 and 15 user profiles set up on them. I installed Office XP under my user profile. I then placed a shortcut to the Office Apps in the All Users\Desktop folder so each user would have a shortcut to the Apps. When other users log on and start Office XP a message appears stating Office needs to be installed. How do I install Office on an PC that has user profiles enabled and have the software available for each user profile ?

Are environment is Netware and we do not use Zenworks.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Sky14657]

Office xp on Windows 98.. good luck.
No, speaking seriously: as you use w98, your network environnment is not involved. But it doesn't help at all to only put the shortcut in the all users-folder. You need to launch install for each profile.

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[cdogg]

Explanation from Microsoft:

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q290/3/00.asp&NoWebContent=1

"[blue]When another user logs on, none of the relevant registry information or shortcuts exist for them[/blue]"

The only way out of that is to setup a "shared" start menu among all user profiles.


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[Sky14657]

thx for the shortcut, I supposed that only the first option (user profiles not turned on) and the last (user profiles turned on and per user start menu) exist. Always good to know something new

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Everybody has the right to be stupid -- but some people abuse the privilege. (a quote from Stalin - and I am one of the abusers, sometimes...)
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Experienced in the IT-chaos since 1984...

 

[lfoldesi]

cdogg, Thanks for the link. Good info. It's been a while since I've had to do anything with W98 and we all know what you don't use you sometimes forget.

Thanks agian,

Lfoldesi

 

[cdogg]

Not a problem, glad that helped!