See the advice here...
Installing and running software in Windows XP
http://www.rickrogers.org/xpsware.htm
[[This page is an attempt to explain how software should be installed and
used in a Windows XP system.]]
Subjects include:
1. Installing software for everybody
2. Running software in limited user accounts
3. Restricting access to some programs
4. FAQ's and issues
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:%23vSbXN3yFHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
jstech <jstech@optonline.net> hunted and pecked:
> friend has computer rujnning xp home. he wishes to install programs so
> that all the users (including the children) can use them (like word,
> etc). when he installs from his administrators logon, the programs only
> install for his use. how can he activate them for the other users?
