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Downloads and different users
Name: danmad Date: May 31, 2004 at 11:32:56 Pacific OS: Microsoft Windows XP Prof CPU/Ram: AMD athlon 2100 / 512mb d
Comment:
If i download something like registry mechanic how do i get it on all user accounts on the computer? i download software but it only goes on my and not on the other 2 users (so they still get loads of popups etc), please help they are driving me nuts
Name: XpUser Date: May 31, 2004 at 12:03:59 Pacific
Reply:
I see your OS is XP Pro. If you're the administrator, you can move the download directory out from the Documents and Settings to something like c:\Download. Once this is done, all users will then have access to it - provide you don't assign any restriction to this directory.
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Response Number 2
Name: candico Date: May 31, 2004 at 14:10:16 Pacific
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NTFS allows directory level access control. So if the other two users are not a part of the group it wont work. The easiest way would be to place a folder outside documents and settings. Else allow everyone permissions to access the folder.
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