install shield Express & FoxPro 9

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install shield Express & FoxPro 9

I am having a wierd problem creating my install with install shield Express. I seem to be creating the setup file okay and it is even installing good and running the app good, with 2 exceptions.

  1. the shortcuts that are created on the desktop and the start menu are only available for the user profile of the person who installed the app.
  2. The program seems to execute only when the installing person not anyone else. Even if the other person is an administrator.

Please help I am new to this Install shield, before I used VFP 6 with its own installer.

Thank You in advance.

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install shield Express & FoxPro 9

  • alphonso

    The user that installed was an administrator and is able to run the application just fine. He can read, write and even delete to and from the install folder.

    However when other users log on and try to use the application they are having problems due to lack of write permissions to the folder. What I am asking is can I have install shield express allow all users to read, write and delete to that specific folder


  • arse

    Thanks for your continued help. Because of your answer I reserched the Install shield website and found the directions for setting folder permission.

    Follow these instructions to set permissions on a folder in Express:

    1. Right-click on your folder in the Files > Destination Computer's Folder view and select Properties.

    2. In the Properties dialog, click Permissions.

    3. Right-click on User and select New. This will create a new record.

    4. The Domain Name will be filled with [%USERDOMAIN].

    5. For the User field, you can specify [UserName].

    6. Under permissions, you can select the permissions that you want.

    To set folder permissions for Allusers on the machine or for the Administrators, follow these instructions:

    • In the Domain Name field, specify nothing, i.e., make sure that it is empty.

    • In the User field, specify Everyone for Allusers and Administrators for Administrators.

    Thanks Again

  • Aaron Oneal

    Hi,
    You got to select "Customer Information" dialog box from dialog node. This dialog provides "Only me" and "Everyone" options. Select "everyone" option during installation.

    HTH

  • Rivan56

    Thank You very much for your help, IT WORKED!!!

    However I am still having a problem with other users writing to the install folder. It seems like only the original creator of the files has permission to write and delete to and from the install folder. I need all my users to read, write and delete to the install folder. Do you know of a way, Thanks again for your help.

  • Tim Mercer

    Hi,
    In my experience, once user select "Everyone" option during installation by administrator the folder will be able to read/write by ALL users.

    You can set permission by rigth click | Properties your folder under "Destination Computer Folder" panel. However, I am not sure how to set it since it required domain and user which is vary for different customer.

    The other option is to write your own program to set permission by yourself.

    HTH

  • mt2

    You may check if the users have enought rights to install software.

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