Programs & user access in windows XP?

**Champak** · 25-09-2008

Hi,
I have 2 users in XP. When i install a program the other user can't get access to that program i mean other user dont have the icon of the program on the desktop whay is that?
The program has not made its shortcut on other user desktop why?
So how can thst user can use the program?

**Ian p** · 25-09-2008

The installed program hasn't created a start menu shortcut or a desktop shortcut on the other users.

A simple way to fix this is to log into user #1 and then right click the start menu and click on 'open all users'. Once this is done, do the same but this time just click 'open'. On both directories go into programs and then copy the program folder shortcut that you want across to the 'all users'directory. Once you have done this log off and logon to another account and you should be able to access the installed program.