Win2k and XP Help?

[epauls]

I need some assistance with a couple programs I am attempting to install on win2k and XP. These are legacy programs.

Here seems to lie the problem:
While I am logged in as a administrator or as a user with admin rights it allows me to install and run these programs but, when I log in as a standard user they do not show up. If I manually place a shortcut to them they will not run properly.

So I need two answers:
1). How do I install these so that all users will see them in the programs menu?
2). How can I get them to be able to run the software? I'm hoping I don't have to give them total admin rights to the computer....


Thank you in advance for any help!

[twump]

telling us what you are trying to install will help. without knowing that there is nothing we can really do to help.

[epauls]

most of these are kids games.
Here is what happens: I'm logged in under my user name which has admin rights. It installs fine, places the program in the Start:All Programs under it's own folder. I am able to run the program just fine, while I'm logged on as me. But when I log out and login as one of my kids who have standard user rights the programs do not appear in the Start:All Programs. If I make a shortcut to the programs file on the desktop it will not run properly while logged in as them.

[jajmon]

Try giving the 'Users' group (which they should be members of) full rights the game folder/s and all subfolders. Maybe running the games in compatability mode may help too.