Re: Switching Users on the Mac doesn't allow the new user access to VPC

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From: Paul (sp2tech_at_msn.com)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:14:44 -0400

Graham,
The only thing that needs to be removed on the user's account is the VM in
his/her Virtual PC List folder. That folder should be empty when you go thru
the process I've described. You will end up with only an alias there which
points to the VM in the shared folder.

On 2/19/05 3:47 AM, in article BE3C9F93.A98%grahamhope@btconnect.com,
"Graham Hope" <grahamhope@btconnect.com> wrote:

> Thanks Paul - I'm sure this would help had the additional user not already
> started trying to install another VPC. I would remove what they'd installed
> if I only knew what was safe to remove without disruption to the good
> installation of VPC.
>
>
> On 18/2/05 6:06 pm, in article BE3BA6F6.753%sp2tech@msn.com, "Paul"
> <sp2tech@msn.com> wrote:
>
>> Put the VM in the shared folder (HDD/users/shared) using your admin account.
>> Allow read/write permissions to 'others'
>> Make an alias
>> Move the alias to your Virtual PC List folder
>>
>> Completely log out of your account....Do NOT use Fast User Switching
>>
>> Log into a user account. Navigate to the Shared folder. Make an alias for
>> the VM. Move the alias to the user's Virtual PC List folder. Start VPC.
>>
>> If you do that with each user account, you will ALL be sharing and using the
>> same VM.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/18/05 1:32 PM, in article BE3BD717.948%grahamhope@btconnect.com,
>> "Graham Hope" <grahamhope@btconnect.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have 4 users on my Mac, 2 with admin capabilities. I also have Virtual PC
>>> installed. No problems there. When anyone (other than the user on whose
>>> account VPC was installed) tries to open the VPC, the program tries to go
>>> through the installation process again.
>>> Any ideas how the 2nd user can have access to the VPC?
>>>
>>
>

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