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==Multi-User Login Data Handling==
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== Handling for Installations With Multiple User Accounts ==

Benderlink version 6.4 and newer allows for installation on Windows setups that use multiple users with different login names.  Benderlink can now properly handle unique configurations for each user by starting with a copy of common starting configuration files.
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Previous installations required that the installer be logged into Windows as the user name that will use the computer with Benderlink.  '''The problem then was that, when logging on as a different user, Benderlink would lose track of the configuration files.'''
<br><br>The method described below follows the Microsoft-suggested method of handling program data for multi-user logins for Windows from Vista and newer (Examples: Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)<br><br>

==Benderlink Starts with Common Setup Data for All Users==
The Benderlink installation program installs an initial set of common configuration files for all users.

Use an administration login to install the initial Benderlink.

In Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, these files are stored in '''c:\ProgramData\BenderlinkChiyodaKeins'''<br><br>

==What Happens When Benderlink is Used For a New User the First Time==
In this multi-user environment, you will eventually log in under other user names to use Benderlink.   When Benderlink is run the first time for any user log in, the common configuration files are copied to that user's private folder structure (also called a "namespace").<br><br>

The folder is assigned like this: '''c:\users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\BenderlinkChiyodaKeins'''<br><br>

Note: The common configuration folders and files are only copied when the same folders and files ''do not already exist'' in the user's private folder.<br><br>

==Where Each User's Part Data is Stored Initially==
The bender and measuring center files are stored in '''Documents\BenderlinkChiyodaKeins'''.<br><br>

If these folders and the sample files in them do not exist when Benderlink starts, then Benderlink will copy initial starting part files from the common folder.<br><br>
Note: The common set of initial user's data are only copied from the common setup folder when the same folders and files ''do not already exist'' in the user's private Documents folder.<br><br>

==Bender Part Path Assigned Inside Benderlink Initially==
Benderlink will also automatically assign the same private Documents location as the default part storage path for each bender inside the Benderlink File menu.

This path can be configured inside Benderlink to other paths if you want to store Benderlink parts on the network.<br><br>

==OTHER PAGES==

*Back to [[Benderlink for KEINS]]
*Back to [[Benderlink for Chiyoda]]
*[[Benderlink for Chiyoda FAQ]]
*About [[Chiyoda]] - See this page for control version information.