What is the point of this?

what is the point of this?

install program in Program Files

oh i don`t know, i guess on multi user environment, like NT was designed to be on

Should be self fucking explanatory.

>i am retarded

programs get installed to the program files folder, which is accessible to anyone, so what is the purpose of this?

not if you select the 1st option
now, go back

It's normiespeak for "create shortcuts for all users or just me?"

pretty sure it also effects where the config files are saved
probably changes some reigstry stuff too

>I'm the only user on my computer so that must mean all computers have only one user

this is what you are saying right now.

You see user there's this country called India. Poor family's live there who can only afford one computer, if they can afford one at all. So they share this computer, with separate logins for each user.

You can't read?

>You see user there's this country called India. Poor family's live there who can only afford one computer, if they can afford one at all. So they share this computer, with separate logins for each user.

Also this was pretty much standard in any country up to ~2005 and still is for some families where no one is particularly computer savy

especially when lots of people mostly use their smartphones and only occasionally need their computers for taxes and shit

>NT
>multi-user

@Thread

The purpose is to segregate a universal repository of applications versus applications placed in %appdata% for each user.

%USERFOLDER%\AppData vs %PROGRAMFILES%.

>2082
>using windows
Well, what's the point?

If you're on a modestly locked-down machine that has no write permissions to Program Files you can put in in your user directory instead.

Windows couldn't run more than two applications until windows 10, clearly it is designed for normies who are afraid of multitasking.
Multi user environment?
Sounds like they hired some try hard CS student who thought it would be cool if they also had that feature.

install eroge for only your user so your kid will not want to your waifu

frankly speaking, no idea

>Windows couldn't run more than two applications until windows 10

/thread

Why is everyone in this thread severely retarded?

It determines if the shortcut for the start menu is placed in the menu for all users or just the menu for you. It still installs to program files.

yet the only operating system that enforces the creation of a user account with a password is Linux

The same point as /usr and /usr/local

Because this thread was made on Sup Forums.

I love how almost everyone on this thread, tries to act smart and fails miserably

Imagine a large bussiness where Computers are already installed on the server, and there is more than one user for computer.

Lets say x user uses this computer from 9 to 5 and doesnt have permission to uninstall programs or run a set of programs that might damage the computer. (Example: university, where the user is a student, like any student, not necesary a user for each student that uses the computer and another user might be adm)

Anyone needs administrator permissions. Current user does not.

This decides whether program associations as well as desktop and start menu shortcuts are set in the "All Users" userspace, or in your user space.

No.

>applications in %appdata%
%appdata% is an environment variable pointing to C:\ProgramData, where configuration that is applied to all users is saved. It is not per-user and it's not for programs. Also, you are misusing "segregate".

There is no environment variable %USERFOLDER% and AppData is for preferences.

Wrong. Installers require admin privileges as a standard.

>Windows couldn't run more than two applications until windows 10, clearly it is designed for normies who are afraid of multitasking.
>Multi user environment?
>Sounds like they hired some try hard CS student who thought it would be cool if they also had that feature.

Each of these sentences is wrong.

I know you freetards are used to knowing everything about information technologies, but you're obviously out of your environment here. If you don't know what you're talking about, do the board a favor and shut the fuck up.

In Windows, a process that is already running can not be elevated. Installers generally either require admin privileges on boot or don't all. In the latter case, it's clear by their design that they're not made to install in Program Files, ie: PortabelApps installers.

>%appdata% is an environment variable pointing to C:\ProgramData

Nope
%appdata% points to C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming

is this new pasta?

No, installers can be started as normal user and elevated to administrator. Not all installers do this, but some do.

Ah, you're right.

Pretty fucking obvious if you were fucking literate.

It's for users in 3rd world countries that can only afford a single computer for the whole settlement

/thread

Current user only is only you
Anyone who uses this computer is everybody that also uses it, e.g. your malware dev, your microsoft overlords, your antivirusprovider

%programfiles% vs %appdata%

It is %UserProfile% u fags are thinking of.

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