My problem is similar...but... I have Admin access and my son has a "regular" user account. It's mostly games that I don't think he is old enough for that seem to be the problem. It seems that when I install the games an Icon immediately appears on his desktop as well. Then I have to go into his account and delete all the icons. (sometimes that affects MY icons as well). It's really frustrating.
Any ideas?
thanks
Mowarsh
When you install software it ususally puts its icons in the "all users" desktop. So everyone can see the shortcut without have to create a seperate shortcut on every single users desktop. You just need to cut the shortcut from the all users desktop and paste it onto your own.
c:\users\all users\desktop\
Normally ( I don't know about this programme, which sounds quite specific) there are two parts to this.
The real, executable programme sits on the HD in the programmes folder. And navigating to this and clicking on the exe will lauch it. As will a search for it.
And the icon (link) to start it from the start menu can be either in a general start menu folder,or one specific to one user. ( The start menus are are special folders) Windows will display all the start items together, according to your own log-in.
So to change access you need to shift the link from the all users start menu folder to the one specific to you.
The same goes for the desktop, which is another special folder. And the startup folder.
But it can still be launched by clicking on the exe's icon.
Beyond that there are policies that can be applied and used to prevent or restrict access to other users. But that is getting a bit high vaulted for most users.
This is a fairly simple issue to resolve - win7 has a quite advanced Parental controls system for this very purposeMy problem is similar...but... I have Admin access and my son has a "regular" user account. It's mostly games that I don't think he is old enough for that seem to be the problem. It seems that when I install the games an Icon immediately appears on his desktop as well. Then I have to go into his account and delete all the icons. (sometimes that affects MY icons as well)
Any ideas?
thanks
Mowarsh
Just search for parental controls in windows help - all is explained including website control and time limits in addition to blacklisting programs
Easiest way is to move the program icons from the common start menu to your personal start menu...
If you right click on the "All Programs" link in your start menu you can open these folders and then just move the icons.
If you want to make it so that only you can run the program... even by clicking it in the Program Files folder, right click the program executable and set an allow permission for yourself only and a deny permission (after that) for "Everyone"... You should then be the only person who can execute the program.
Hello everyone! Right now I'm using my mom's laptop who also has her own desktop after my own laptop was taken to my local PC shop for some work. During the meantime, I want to use my mom's laptop as I would use my own under a different account and I don't want programs such as Steam to appear on my mom's account (which is the administrator account). I've read the replies to the original poster and to other replies, but it seems all Greek to me.
Can anyone explain to me what I should do in the most simplest explanation possible. I know many things about folders, accounts, and such, but I also have autism which kind of gives me a slight difficulty in reading. Let me know!
I use lots of software. I'm always trying new stuff out,and I hate that programs leave stuff everywhere. And they do.
I love sandboxie. It's great for trying software, and removing all trace...
Thinking about programs that provide the option to install for current user only, programs that install services (like TuneUp),I'm wondering what impact this has.
I'll create a new admin profile and see if TuneUp is installed/started.
This still leaves the predicament for software that doesn't provide the option to install for current/all user(s)
Thinking about trying a registry-monitored software installed (using systracer) but not sure if a) this will capture everything or b) allow for install-manipulation (force current-user-only-style-install)
thoughts, as always, most welcome
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