[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-497854 ] Short-cuts missing for All Users

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Bugs item #497854, was opened at 2001-12-30 09:31
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Category: Installation
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Short-cuts missing for All Users

Initial Comment:
Using the Windows installer of Python 2.2 on Windows XP
Professional, as a user "root" who is member of the
Administrator's group, performing an admin
installation, the Python 2.2 program group does not
show up in the start menu of other users.

The cause for this problem is that the installer puts
the shortcuts into \Documents and Settings\root\Start
Menu, not into \Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu.

Notice that it is difficult to login as Administrator
on XP, since the Administrator account is not displayed
on the welcome screen (only if the old-style login
screen is selected). Even if installing Python as
Administrator, the shortcuts still end up in \Documents
and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu.

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>Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Date: 2002-03-22 14:02

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Yes, the installer hasn't changed, and won't for 2.2.1 
unless somebody other than me can make time to do it.  That 
seems unlikely to the point of fantasy, alas.

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Comment By: R. Lindsay Todd (rltodd)
Date: 2002-03-22 13:29

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The Python 2.2.1c1 installer for Windows still has this 
shortcoming: Even when doing an administrative install, 
shortcuts for Python are created in "Administrator"s 
profile, not "All Users".  However, various extensions, 
like wxpython, win32all, etc. seem to get this right.

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Comment By: R. Lindsay Todd (rltodd)
Date: 2002-02-22 12:19

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This is also a problem under Windows 2000 Professional,
where I am actually logged in as "Administrator" and have
made sure it is a full administrative install I'm doing. 
Registry settings are properly made for everyone; it is just
the short cuts that don't appear.

I've been working around this by manually moving the program
group folder to "All Users" and changing the ACLs.  This
should be done before installing win32all, which will create
the program group under "All Users".

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