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Can anyone help please
I have windows xp pro installed at home, myself and the wife
have seperate accounts. My wife only uses the computer to check her email
where as i use many programs.

Is there a way that when my wife logs into her account the computer
doesn't load all of my grafic programs and sound software.
I have tried removing the unwanted programs from the registry under my wifes
account but that also stops my stuff from loading.

Thanks for any help

In article <c7i5br$9uh$>, JIM says...
> Can anyone help please
> I have windows xp pro installed at home, myself and the wife
> have seperate accounts. My wife only uses the computer to check her email
> where as i use many programs.
>
> Is there a way that when my wife logs into her account the computer
> doesn't load all of my grafic programs and sound software.
> I have tried removing the unwanted programs from the registry under my wifes
> account but that also stops my stuff from loading.
>
> Thanks for any help

Open Explorer and navigate to "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs"

Open another Explorer window and navigate to "c:\Documents and Settings
\YOUR NAME\Start Menu\Programs".

Move those items you don't want in your wife's account to yours.

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I've tried what you said but that doesn't seem to do the trick
thanks for responding though


"Hywel" <> wrote in message
news: t...
> In article <c7i5br$9uh$>, JIM says...
> > Can anyone help please
> > I have windows xp pro installed at home, myself and the wife
> > have seperate accounts. My wife only uses the computer to check her
email
> > where as i use many programs.
> >
> > Is there a way that when my wife logs into her account the computer
> > doesn't load all of my grafic programs and sound software.
> > I have tried removing the unwanted programs from the registry under my
wifes
> > account but that also stops my stuff from loading.
> >
> > Thanks for any help
>
> Open Explorer and navigate to "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
> Menu\Programs"
>
> Open another Explorer window and navigate to "c:\Documents and Settings
> \YOUR NAME\Start Menu\Programs".
>
> Move those items you don't want in your wife's account to yours.
>
> --
> Hywel I do not eat quiche
> http://kibo.org.uk/
> http://kibo.org.uk/mfaq.php

In article <c7i7nq$c4f$>, JIM says...
> "Hywel" <> wrote in message
> news: t...
> > In article <c7i5br$9uh$>, JIM says...
> > > Can anyone help please
> > > I have windows xp pro installed at home, myself and the wife
> > > have seperate accounts. My wife only uses the computer to check her
> email
> > > where as i use many programs.
> > >
> > > Is there a way that when my wife logs into her account the computer
> > > doesn't load all of my grafic programs and sound software.
> > > I have tried removing the unwanted programs from the registry under my
> wifes
> > > account but that also stops my stuff from loading.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help
> >
> > Open Explorer and navigate to "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
> > Menu\Programs"
> >
> > Open another Explorer window and navigate to "c:\Documents and Settings
> > \YOUR NAME\Start Menu\Programs".
> >
> > Move those items you don't want in your wife's account to yours.
> I've tried what you said but that doesn't seem to do the trick
> thanks for responding though

It moves the start menu items around so that you can choose which users
can see them. It does work for that - I do it on my PCs here.

Look in the same directory under your wife's log-in and remove programs
from the menus. Clarify what you mean by "load all of my grafic
programs and sound software". Surely your PC isn't starting them when
XP loads.

--
Hywel I do not eat quiche
http://kibo.org.uk/
http://kibo.org.uk/mfaq.php