Admin question

[MOSWR]

I have XP pro . Everytime I install a game on my profile, it installs the game on my wife and kids profiles. How can I keep this from happening? Also, how can I lock the Start button on a single profile to keep out the curious?
Thanks in advance. MOSWR or QDaddy1

[aym]

for your first question, some installers ask whether you want to install links for all you users or just you, if not, go to c:\Documents and Settings\ there, you'll find a directory for every user, in this directory there is a Start Menu directory, there you can customize the start menu for each user.

[ThePoor]

did you setup an user account for each person? if you did, it shouldn't change the setting...

[MOSWR]

yes I did. I'm not sure what I missed, but they get everything I do.

[MOSWR]

I'm at the folders but I'm unsure of the settings. What should I change to disable the Start for a profile?

[aym]

First, make sure that your profile has the game's shortcuts, go to c:\Documents and Settings\your username\Start Menu\Programs\ and look for a folder with the game's name, if you have one, then just go to the rest of folders in C:\Documents and Settings, and delete this folder from \Start Menu\Programs if it exists, including C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.

If you don't have the folder in your profile's start menu, then the folder is in the All Users start menu, just go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs, and move the folder to your start menu folder.

HTH