The Falcon's Nest

If you choose to copy or move the entire tree below C:Program FilesOpera7profile (single-user settings) to the corresponding user directory don't forget to change the paths in Opera6.ini (located in the profile folder) to the new location (C:Documents and Settings[...]).

Gerby

If you choose to copy or move the entire tree below C:Program FilesOpera7profile (single-user settings) to the corresponding user directory don't forget to change the paths in Opera6.ini (located in the profile folder) to the new location (C:Documents and Settings[...]).

My former comments got messed up (backslashes missing, substitution by smilies).

A preview or edit function should be added by my.opera.com!

This is the version I am using:
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Version
9.02
Build
8585
Platform
Win32
System
Windows XP
Java
Java not installed
XHTML+Voice
Plug-in not loaded
Browser identification

Opera/9.02 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en)
Paths
Preferences
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\opera6.ini
Saved session
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\opera.win
Bookmarks
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\opera6.adr
Opera directory
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\
Cache
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\cache4\
Mail directory
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\mail\
Plug-in path
C:\Program Files\Opera\Program\Plugins
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins
User CSS directory
C:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\styles\user\
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THIS IS THE FILE operadef6 I FOUND

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[User Prefs]
Plugin Path=C:\Program Files\Opera\Program\Plugins;C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins;,C:\Program Files\Opera\Program\Plugins;C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins;
Directory Image=C:\Program Files\Opera\images\folder.gif
Drive Image=C:\Program Files\Opera\images\drive.gif
Link Image=C:\Program Files\Opera\images\link.gif
File Image=C:\Program Files\Opera\images\file.gif
Cache Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\cache.css
Dir Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\dir.css
Drives Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\drives.css
History Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\history.css
Plugins Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\plugins.css
WML CSS File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\wml.css
OPF CSS File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\opf.css
CSR CSS File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\csr.css
About Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\About.css
MIME Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\mime.css
Info CSS File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\info.css
Language Codes File=C:\Program Files\Opera\lngcode.txt
IM Style File=C:\Program Files\Opera\Styles\im.css
Certificate Info CSS File=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\certinfo.css
Help Directory=http://help.opera.com/help
[System]
Multi User=1 ; If enabled Opera will use Windows profiles to store individual user settings
[Local CSS Files]
Name 1=Emulate text browser
Translated name 1=69483
File 1=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\textonly.css
Name 2=Nostalgia
Translated name 2=69484
File 2=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\nostalgia.css
Name 3=Accessibility layout
Translated name 3=69485
File 3=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\accessibility.css
Name 4=Show images and links only
Translated name 4=69486
File 4=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\imageandlinkonly.css
Name 5=High contrast (W/B)
Translated name 5=69487
File 5=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\contrastwb.css
Name 6=High contrast (B/W)
Translated name 6=69488
File 6=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\contrastbw.css
Name 7=Hide non-linking images
Translated name 7=69489
File 7=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\hidenonlinkimages.css
Name 9=Disable tables
Translated name 9=69491
File 9=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\disabletables.css
Name 10=Show structural elements
Translated name 10=69492
File 10=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\showstructure.css
Name 11=Debug with outline
Translated name 11=69493
File 11=C:\Program Files\Opera\styles\user\debugwithoutline.css
[Adv User Prefs]
Plugin ignore file=C:\Program Files\Opera\plugin-ignore.ini
[Java]
Opera Classpath=C:\Program Files\Opera\Classes\Opera.jar
Security Policy=C:\Program Files\Opera\Classes\Opera.policy
[Trusted Protocols]
mms=1,0,
rtsp=1,0,
[VoiceXML]
PTT Key=19
voicexmlplugin=C:\Program Files\Opera\vxmplugin.dll
library location=C:\Program Files\Opera\
resources location=C:\Program Files\Opera\
Mouse Down Cancels Current Voice=0
[Install]
MAINDIR=C:\Program Files\Opera\
Custom Bookmark Revision=0
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IN THE MIDDLE IS ALREADY THIS:
[System]
Multi User=1 ; If enabled Opera will use Windows profiles to store individual user settings

SO IT SHOULD BE ALREADY BE MULTI-USER?

BUT OPERA IS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN NON-AMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT?

CAN ANYONE SHED ANYMORE LIGHT ON THIS?

THANKS

PETER

I just logged out of the admin account and log into the non-admin account and confirmed that Opera is not accessible from that account. I have installed FireFox, Irfanview, ColorPic, etc, and all of them are accessibel from both accounts without any hassle, without me having to do anything other than install. Why did Opera made this so difficult?

Sorry for ranting.

Peter

Thanks for the tip, but. IT-DOES-NOT-WORK !!!
So, you'd better remove this page or put an ad : "update : it does not work".
Another example of what used to work perfectly in Opera 8.XX and does not work in Opera 9. I thought it was the right moment to switch, I was wrong, back to 8.54.
If in a old Opera User like me start to get really angry with Opera for things like that, what a newbie gonna say ?

PS : I'm not angry about you, Neeraj Deshmukh, it's all about Opera staff, my (ex ?) favorite browser.

Well, it works, actually, lol. After I have done what Zoominee said :
"make sure that the shortcuts to Opera are on the "All users" part of the Programs menu, and then log out of administrator. I've done it like this on at least 4 different Windows XP installations and it just works."

( http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=166255 )

I was a little afraid (or pissed off, as you like it, lol) when I saw there was no Opera folders in c:\documents and settings\user mode, but in fact, you need to start Opera once, and the folder is then created.

But that's very disturbing cos in Opera 8, the shortcuts and folders are automatically made during the installation; you don't have to create shortcuts for non-administrator account and start Opera.

Thanks anyway.

I kept getting the message from Opera that I could create individual user profiles for those who use this PC. It took a while but thanks your Blog has answered the question very well. I just wasn't going back far enough.

Thank you Neeraj Deshmukh for this tip - it works.
But why did this issue emerge in 9.20? In previous versions, there were no problems in working with Opera from any accounts. In 9.20, despite the installator's asking of "one or different profiles for users", I had to search the web for this page, and then to edit manually that file...
Without this actions, it was impossible to launch Opera in any two Windows accounts simultaneously ("this copy of program is already used...")
Is something wrong with 9.20 installator?