OK, I wanted to really weight in here and be more specific.
I realize that there may be different setups and different situations for the users above. But, I spent about two hours going through every possible install and uninstall on an XP Pro computer on a domain (the domain should mean nothing).
In a nutshell, installing AC on a computer should only need to be done once. I tried it with six users after removing every trace of 4.0.73. Five of the user accounts were LOCAL admins (not domain admin -- I mean I was a domain admin, but there is a big difference between a LOCAL admin and a DOMAIN admin -- but there should be no difference in the install. So, in summerary, there were:
Four users: LOCAL admins (admin on client but not on network)
One user: LOCAL user but not an admin at all
Bert: Domain Admin which automatically makes me a local admin
When AC is install by any of the above users, all users can use AC. (the user who is not a local admin can not download or install the program).
I was only able to duplicate what the above users were commenting on: If I or any user with local admin rights installed the program but did not choose install for Anyone Who Uses This Computer, but rather chose install Only For This User, then only that user would have AC on his or her desktop and be able to use AC. One would then have to install AC under each account. Note that if AC is installed under user account A as Only For This User, but is then installed under user account B as Anyone Who Use This Computer, then everyone would have AC.
It is interesting to note that if AC is installed in the way I just mentioned: Once for one user only and then once for All Users, then AC installs without a hitch. If on the other hand, AC is ever installed for All Users (as it pretty much should be), then if AC is installed again, it will bring up the window allowing you only to REPAIR or UNINSTALL.
What really confuses me, is while I do understand the idea of choosing Only For This User rather than All Users, I would think that having to install it five or six times on one client, one would choose install for All Users on the next install.
