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Installing Opera to additional user accounts
I'm using a Windows 7-based netbook on which I installed Opera. I have now found that Opera installed itself in only one user account -- the one that was active when I ran the install. How do I get Opera to appear in the other user accounts on this machine?Cheers...
Rumpel23
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Opera 12.16 (NOT Opera 15!) /Windows 7 Home x64
I'm *not* a Micro$oft fan!
Rumpel23
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Opera 12.16 (NOT Opera 15!) /Windows 7 Home x64
I'm *not* a Micro$oft fan!
Thanks, LeoCG.
One small issue. I installed Opera on the netbook a year ago. I don't have that particular version around any more, and Opera has been updated several times since. So -- should I just run the installer for the current version over top of the existing version, or uninstall the earlier version first? If the latter, what's the best way to protect my settings so they can be retained in the user profile that already has Opera available? And should I run the installer from the admin account, or from the user profile that already has Opera? (I don't remember which I used when I originally installed Opera on the netbook.)
And under what circumstances might I need to change the install path?
One small issue. I installed Opera on the netbook a year ago. I don't have that particular version around any more, and Opera has been updated several times since. So -- should I just run the installer for the current version over top of the existing version, or uninstall the earlier version first? If the latter, what's the best way to protect my settings so they can be retained in the user profile that already has Opera available? And should I run the installer from the admin account, or from the user profile that already has Opera? (I don't remember which I used when I originally installed Opera on the netbook.)
And under what circumstances might I need to change the install path?
Cheers...
Rumpel23
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Opera 12.16 (NOT Opera 15!) /Windows 7 Home x64
I'm *not* a Micro$oft fan!
Rumpel23
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Opera 12.16 (NOT Opera 15!) /Windows 7 Home x64
I'm *not* a Micro$oft fan!
Originally posted by Rumpel23:
So -- should I just run the installer for the current version over top of the existing version, or uninstall the earlier version first?
run the installer and change the install path. Use something like "Opera 1152" (without quotes) for example. Make sure to enable the "install for all users" option.
Originally posted by Rumpel23:
And should I run the installer from the admin account
Yep. Or you will not be able to install for all users afaik.
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Originally posted by LeoCG:
Originally posted by Rumpel23:
So -- should I just run the installer for the current version over top of the existing version, or uninstall the earlier version first?
run the installer and change the install path. Use something like "Opera 1152" (without quotes) for example. Make sure to enable the "install for all users" option.
That sounds like I'll end up with two versions of Opera in the user profile that already has one. How does one avoid that result when installing to a different install path?
Cheers...
Rumpel23
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Opera 12.16 (NOT Opera 15!) /Windows 7 Home x64
I'm *not* a Micro$oft fan!
Rumpel23
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Opera 12.16 (NOT Opera 15!) /Windows 7 Home x64
I'm *not* a Micro$oft fan!