alice-teacher Fwd: Alice 2.3 on Windows 7 -Will not show up for different users when logging onto PC

[Wanda Dann]

Hi Barbara,

In Windows 7, the "All Users Desktop" location has been changed from what 
it was in XP.  It is now located in:

C:\ Users\Public\Desktop

The easiest way to make a shortcut available on this desktop is to follow these steps:

Step 1:

Create a shortcut to the "alice.exe" file where you have installed Alice 2.3.  
I did this on my personal computer (where I have installed Alice 2.3 on the C:\ drive, in the Program Files (X86) folder.  When I created a shortcut, Windows 7 would not allow me to create the shortcut within the Alice 2.3 folder so I had to create it on the desktop. But, this is my own "single user" desktop, not the "public all users" desktop.  (This is why you need to do the second step.)

Step 2.

Right click on shortcut that is now on your "single user" desktop.  Select "copy" from the pop-up menu.  Then, use Windows Explorer to find the all users desktop, which is located at:

C:\ Users\Public\Desktop

Now, paste the shortcut in the public users desktop. (After you get the "all users" shortcut on the desktop, you can drag the "single user" shortcut into the recycle bin.)

That should do it!  A shortcut icon should appear on the desktop for any user who
logs into that computer.

Hope that works for you!
Wanda



On 1/7/2013 2:42 PM, Don Slater wrote:
> Thoughts?
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: "Plitt, Mrs. Barbara" <b.plitt at severnschool.com>
>> Subject: Alice 2.3 on Windows 7 -Will not show up for different users when logging onto PC
>> Date: January 7, 2013 12:36:52 PM EST
>> To: "don at alice.org" <don at alice.org>
>> 
>> Hello Don,
>> We are installing Alice 2.3 on our Windows 7 PCs.    I tried the suggested from your website to extract all files to desktop and then copy to c:\Program Files, in order for all users to see the Alice 2.3 program.
>>  
>> I downloaded to desktop as Administrator on local Windows 7 PC.   Extracted to Desktop.  Copied Alice 2.3 folder will two executables and Required folder to Program Files; however, I am not able to get different users to see Alice 2.3 under ALL Programs when clicking on Windows icon.    Under Windows 7 there is no default user as in Windows XP which is C:\Document & Settings\All users\Desktop.
>>  
>> We would like to have any users who sits down at the Windows 7 PC be able to see Alice 2.3.   It does not matter if they see a folder with executables or under All Programs, or pinned to taskbar, as long as any user can find it.    When I type in Alice from the “Search Programs and Files” box, it gives too many “alices”
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> Barbara Plitt
>> Helpdesk Technician
>> Severn School
>> 201 Water Street
>> Severna Park, Maryland 21146
>> 410.647.7701 extension 2250
>> 
>>  
> 

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