How can I Install Opera for all users?
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sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by
In the installer, click on Options. You will have choices for type of install (All users, single user, or standalone), install location, etc.
If you select "All users", the default install directory will be C:\Program Files\Opera Software\ (or the equivalent given your locale - Windows changes it based on your language). If you have a previous install which is not "All users" then it will not overwrite that install (as it is in a different location) ... it might be a good idea to uninstall the previous version first, so that you don't get confused by the two different copies. (If asked, leave your profile/settings so that the new install will find them when you run Opera under your account.)
Of course, to make an "All users" install Windows will require administrator access - if you can't get such access (via the usual dialog) then don't bother; have someone who can get administrator access install it for you. (I presume you can get access, I am just being thorough.)
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A Former User last edited by
@sgunhouse
That choice is greyed out. Don't sweat it. There are too many other browsers out there that install for all users with no worries. Thanks. -
sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by
It is grayed out because you're pointing the location at the previous install - it won't let you change the install type until you change the install directory. After you change that, you will be able to choose All users (and then also change the directory to the default - so what you change the directory to at first doesn't really matter much.
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A Former User last edited by
@sgunhouse said in How can I Install Opera for all users?:
It is grayed out because you're pointing the location at the previous install - it won't let you change the install type until you change the install directory. After you change that, you will be able to choose All users (and then also change the directory to the default - so what you change the directory to at first doesn't really matter much.
Thanks for sharing useful post here.
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DavidC-Surrey last edited by leocg
@sgunhouse Why Opera? Why? I've just discovered this. Now I have to uninstall and re-install it again! Please re-think this bizarre decision, or ask the user when they run the installer!
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Vasco2020 last edited by
So when I select to uninstall opera/opera gx it will ask what I want to delete and what I want to be left on the AppData folder so like my configs/passwords/theme/bookmarks bar/logged sections/icons on the sidebar/tec...?
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DavidC-Surrey last edited by
@vasco2020 You would need to not delete the configs, unless you have the data stored with an Opera account. I do, so not 100% sure what will happen in your scenario.
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Vasco2020 last edited by
@davidc-surrey so i did it but i selected all users but it still instaled to the C:\Users\User\Appdata\
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@vasco2020 When you uninstall Opera, you get the option to remove your data. If you select the option, your data will be deleted.
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DavidC-Surrey last edited by
@vasco2020 I can only suggest you try it again and make sure you read the prompts thoroughly. It worked fine for me and now resides in c:\program files\opera on a 64 bit system
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@vasco2020 So both installation and data directories where kept?
And in the installation folder, all files were kept? Or just a few ones? -
leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@vasco2020 That's strange because it's not the path Opera uses when installed for current user only.
It's usually users\username\appdata\local\programs\
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Vasco2020 last edited by
so i created a folder called "Opera Software" on the C:\Program Files (since I'm installing the 64bit version) and i created 2 folders one called "Opera Stable" and the other "Opera GX Stable"
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Vasco2020 last edited by
so then I can install them there since the installation setup file is not making the path so that it does for all users
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DavidC-Surrey last edited by
@vasco2020 You shouldn't have to manually create folders. The installer does that automatically.
When I first installed it it went into the appdata\local as you described and appdata\roaming (I believe) held the data. When I uninstalled and re-installed it, it put the program in c:\program files as expected and the data was left where it was in appdata\roaming. There appears to be some cache files in appdata\local too.It now works for both users of that computer.
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Vasco2020 last edited by Vasco2020
@davidc-surrey so I need to delete the cache folder on the opera/operagx AppData directory for the setup to work correctly? to select the C:\Program Files\ when I select the all users? but will that delete my user data?
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DavidC-Surrey last edited by leocg
@vasco2020 I have just tested this for you on another computer.
Note to Opera people: I am an IT consultant and a programmer. Your installer is an absolute disgrace. I know this software is free, but that is no excuse for this nonsense:
I uninstalled Opera.
I downloaded the current version and ran the installer.
During install I clicked the tiny little almost invisible link for "Options"
Changed the "install for" to All users of this computer
Browse to the c:\program files folder for the "install path" - This Is Wrong . The idiot program does not create the "Opera Browser" folder for you within Program Files! I am utterly shocked by this. So you must first browse to your Program Files folder and manually create a folder called "Opera Browser" or something that makes it obvious what it is. Then browse to that folder in the installer and finish the install.I am utterly gobsmacked at the unprofessionalism of this and it worries me greatly now, about other aspects of the software such as security.
Anyway, once the install is complete and I run the browser again, all my favourites etc. are still there so it must have imported them.
