| How
to Allow All Users Access to an Installed Program
You've installed
a program onto your Windows XP computer and it works great for you. The
problem is that when other users log onto the same computer, they can't
find the program in their Start menu! Some programs aren't aware of a
"multi-user" environment and they don't install shortcuts for
all users to use. You'll have to create the shortcuts for them. There's
an easy way to do it! Here's how:
- Log on
as the user who installed the program.
- Right
click on the Start button and click the Open command.
- A window
opens that shows the Programs folder. Click the Folders button in the
button bar. This displays the folder tree in the left side of the window.
- In the
left pane, expand the Programs folder. Find the folder for the program
that you installed, then right click on it and click the Copy command.
- Now find
the All Users folder and expand that folder. Expand the Start Menu folder
that sits below the All Users folder.
- Right
click on the Programs folder that appears under the Start Menu folder
and click Paste. You should now see the folder under the Programs folder.
That's it!
When other users log on they'll now see the program in their Start menus.
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