install as admin, use as power user

[monte]

You (it seems) have to be logged on to your computer as an administrator in order to install PGO.  Fine.  BUT, I don't usually work logged on as an administrator, but as a different user with power user rights.  When I try to start pgo I get an error about an invalid database path, or some such.  How can I setup pgo for more than one user, i.e. me (power user) and the administrator?

Monte

[monte]

got a workaround, logged on as admin, exported the current user key, logged on as power user, imported the key.

Monte

[Pres]

Okay, how'd you do that? I'm rather uncomfortably running as Adminstrator right now so it'll work, and I'd love to go back to my normal account to use it. Could you give a broad step-by-step of what you did? (Yes I'm clueless...)

Thanks,
Pres

[monte]

It involves working with the registry, which can make your computer unbootable if you muck it up.  Have you ever worked with the registry using Regedit.exe?

DON'T HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.

Log on as admin.
Click Start > Run > type 'regedit' (no ' marks)
Click Edit > Find > type 'pg offline' > make sure only Look at Keys is checked
Before the above step, make sure to click once on 'My Computer' at the top of the folder list on the left side.
After it comes up with a 'find', look at the status bar on the bottom of the window, you want to find the key
'my computer\hkey_current_user\software\vb and vba program settings\pg offline', you can also look at the folder window to see this, but make sure that's what it says in the status bar.
Right click on 'pg offline' and select export.
save the file somewhere you can get at is as the other use, i.e. don't save it in 'my documents' as being logged on as admin you won't get at it as the other user.
quit everything, log off, log on as the other user.
Find the .reg file, right click on it, select merge.  You have now semi-hacked your registry.

If you have any doubts about this, don't do it.  Ask Wilson for a fix instead.  The install for the program should take care of this and install the program so all users can use it.  If fact I'm going to put this on the wish list.

Monte