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Guest Scott Burke
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Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

 

Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

 

If yes will it work in Vista?

 

 

Thank You

Scott Burke

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Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]
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Re: Windows Profiles

 

Yes, yes, and sometimes.

 

Scott Burke wrote:

> Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL

> Profiles?

>

> Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

>

> If yes will it work in Vista?

>

>

> Thank You

> Scott Burke

Posted

RE: Windows Profiles

 

 

1. The usual technique is to install the printer driver using a local port

(LPT1 or a TCP/IP port) and then assign the network port to it. This way it

gets installed to the computer instead of to the user.

 

2. Programs are always installed to the computer, not to the useraccount. If

it seems otherwise, this is because the shortcuts to launch it are in a

user's profile instead of in the 'all users' profile.

 

Whether (1) works in Vista I don't know. (2) definitely applies.

 

"Scott Burke" wrote:

> Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

>

> Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

>

> If yes will it work in Vista?

>

>

> Thank You

> Scott Burke

Posted

Re: Windows Profiles

 

Printers - Yes not a problem.

Software - Some software will give you an option for 'All Users'

or only the user doing the install.

 

Vista - All bets are off.

 

JS

http://www.pagestart.com

 

 

"Scott Burke" <ScottBurke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:079C2777-4B23-435B-9934-EC7BD3039495@microsoft.com...

> Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL

> Profiles?

>

> Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

>

> If yes will it work in Vista?

>

>

> Thank You

> Scott Burke

Guest Scott Burke
Posted

RE: Windows Profiles

 

Is there a way to make they defautl to computer?

registry setting?

 

Thank you

Scott Burke

 

"Anteaus" wrote:

>

> 1. The usual technique is to install the printer driver using a local port

> (LPT1 or a TCP/IP port) and then assign the network port to it. This way it

> gets installed to the computer instead of to the user.

>

> 2. Programs are always installed to the computer, not to the useraccount. If

> it seems otherwise, this is because the shortcuts to launch it are in a

> user's profile instead of in the 'all users' profile.

>

> Whether (1) works in Vista I don't know. (2) definitely applies.

>

> "Scott Burke" wrote:

>

> > Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

> >

> > Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

> >

> > If yes will it work in Vista?

> >

> >

> > Thank You

> > Scott Burke

Guest Scott Burke
Posted

Re: Windows Profiles

 

I find VISTA a bit of a nuisance myself.

 

Thanks for your time.

Scott Burke

 

"JS" wrote:

> Printers - Yes not a problem.

> Software - Some software will give you an option for 'All Users'

> or only the user doing the install.

>

> Vista - All bets are off.

>

> JS

> http://www.pagestart.com

>

>

> "Scott Burke" <ScottBurke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:079C2777-4B23-435B-9934-EC7BD3039495@microsoft.com...

> > Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL

> > Profiles?

> >

> > Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

> >

> > If yes will it work in Vista?

> >

> >

> > Thank You

> > Scott Burke

>

>

>

Posted

Re: Windows Profiles

 

You're welcome.

 

JS

 

"Scott Burke" <ScottBurke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:90F8B892-B327-4B6F-AD26-21DBD9091B86@microsoft.com...

>I find VISTA a bit of a nuisance myself.

>

> Thanks for your time.

> Scott Burke

>

> "JS" wrote:

>

>> Printers - Yes not a problem.

>> Software - Some software will give you an option for 'All Users'

>> or only the user doing the install.

>>

>> Vista - All bets are off.

>>

>> JS

>> http://www.pagestart.com

>>

>>

>> "Scott Burke" <ScottBurke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:079C2777-4B23-435B-9934-EC7BD3039495@microsoft.com...

>> > Is it posible to install a printer driver that is avaible for ALL

>> > Profiles?

>> >

>> > Is it posible to install a program that is avaible for ALL Profiles?

>> >

>> > If yes will it work in Vista?

>> >

>> >

>> > Thank You

>> > Scott Burke

>>

>>

>>


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