Brad, "OOPS" is right! Do you think this is a mixup within Microsoft or is it just another ploy to get you to buy the latest MS Money 2002 Deluxe!? Thanks for pointing out the article. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Loomis" <[log in to unmask]> To: "PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list" <[log in to unmask]> Cc: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:16 AM Subject: RE: [PCSOFT] Installing Software in Windows XP > Hi Steve, > I just came across this subject this morning. > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/22008.html Apparently Money > 2001 doesn't work with XP. OOPS!!!! > Brad Loomis > Los Angeles, CA > > -----Original Message----- > > I just bought a laptop with Windows XP Professional for use by my wife and > I. It came with Office XP preinstalled. I set up user accounts for each of > us; my wife as a "limited" user and myself as a "computer administrator". > Both users can access all preinstalled software just fine. > > Last night I tried installing MS Money 2001. The program installed fine > while in my user account and I could run it without issue. Switching, > however, to my wife's account resulted in no obvious signs that Money was > installed on the machine. If I navigated to the executable and clicked on > it, nothing happened; no errors, no warnings, nothing. I next tried to > install it while logged in as my wife. When I did that, a dialog box came up > saying that a "computer administrator" is only allowed to install software. > My next step was to try the way you had to install software for everyone in > NT. I logged on as "administrator" and tried the install again. Again, as in > my user account, the software installed fine and ran fine in that account, > but noone else, including my account, could see or run the software. What > gives? > > I've done some limited searching on some Microsoft user boards and found > several people asking the same question, but no answers. > > Anybody have enough "eXPerience" yet with XP to know the answer to this? > > Please cc me directly when responding to the list so I don't have to wait > for the next digest to get answers. > > Thanks, > Steve Polatas > > > The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml