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short, a separate install must be done for each user who wants to use the
application.
If an application is installed with the user-specific method, no special
considerations regarding the storage and retrieval of data are needed. However,
because the application must be completely installed once for each user, this
method can consume a large amount of disk space and adds to administrative
overhead in larger environments.
Some applications offer the option of doing a network installation. This process
copies the installation diskettes or CD-ROM files to a common directory on the
network from which individual users can then run a SETUP or INSTALL utility,
which copies the required Ini files to their home Windows directory. While it does
use less space on the MetaFrame server than multiple user-specific installations, it
still requires that a separate process be run for each user.
User-Global
Citrix recommends using the user-global method of installing Windows
applications. With this method, an application is installed once by an administrator
and can be run by anyone who logs on to that MetaFrame server.
To perform a user-global install, use either of the following methods:
K
Use the Add/Remove Programs utility in Control Panel to initiate the
installation
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Use the change user /install command at the command prompt before
installing the application and change user /execute after installing the
application
The Add/Remove Programs utility and the change user /install command place
the session into install mode. This ensures that Ini files are installed to the
Windows 2000 system directory instead of the user’s home Windows directory.
When the installation is complete, the Add/Remove Programs utility and change
user /execute command place the session back into execute mode. When a user
starts the application for the first time, the required user-specific files are
automatically copied to the user’s home directory.
Most Win32 applications install in a pseudo user-global fashion by default, even
when the session is not in install mode, because they make use of the Windows
2000 registry, where each user can have a unique set of registry settings. Win16
applications use Ini files for configuration settings so they must be installed using
install mode in order for multiple users to get separate copies of these files. It is
recommended that you always install any Windows application, whether 16- or
32-bit, using install mode. For security reasons, it is also recommended that you
install applications on Windows NT file system (NTFS)-formatted drives rather
than on FAT-formatted drives.
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