Install a chrome extension for multiple users

[Aaron]

Hi,

At my workplace a chrome extension has been developed to be utilised
on every computer by every windows account. A clone is being prepared
with all the software to be installed on each and every PC and this
clone will be installed on around 700 PC's. Google Chrome in Pack
(http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=118663) has
been installed successfully on the clone, however, when installing the
chrome extension, it is installed only for the windows user currently
logged in. If anyone else logs on the same PC with a different
account, the extension is not installed. Is there a way to install an
extension for all users rather than for each individual user?

Thanks
Aa

[Arne Roomann-Kurrik]

I think that if you deploy using the windows registry[1] the extension will be installed for all users.  At least the key is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, so that's what I'd expect.

[1] http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/external_extensions.html#registry

~Arne

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[Aaron]

You were right..it worked! Thanks

On Jun 21, 8:47 pm, Arne Roomann-Kurrik <kur...@chromium.org> wrote:
> I think that if you deploy using the windows registry[1] the extension will
> be installed for all users.  At least the key is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, so
> that's what I'd expect.
>

> [1]http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/external_extensions.html#reg...

>
> ~Arne
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> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Aaron <aarongus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > At my workplace a chrome extension has been developed to be utilised
> > on every computer by every windows account.  A clone is being prepared
> > with all the software to be installed on each and every PC and this
> > clone will be installed on around 700 PC's.  Google Chrome in Pack
> > (http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=118663) has
> > been installed successfully on the clone, however, when installing the
> > chrome extension, it is installed only for the windows user currently
> > logged in.  If anyone else logs on the same PC with a different
> > account, the extension is not installed.  Is there a way to install an
> > extension for all users rather than for each individual user?
>
> > Thanks
> > Aa
>
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[ans...@mccschools.org]

I try to add it into the registry and still no success. What is the path you use? I feel I may have this wrong. 

any help is appreciated thanks! 

[Francisco Corrales]

Hi,

There is StackExchange question related to this topic here. In case anybody wants to take a look.

Thanks.

[Tom Coleman]

the chrome extension lives as a directory for the current user.  maybe you could copy the extension folder to that location.  for me it is:

C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions

an extension can be installed as a "one click" when hosted on a trusted site.  maybe you could run some javascript which does the click and causes it to be installed.  or have a web page where new users go, and they click on a few things.  

chrome extension installation does not require restart of the browser or windows, so asking each user to click one link on their new system seems reasonable.

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[hung nguyen]

hi , im need it 

please help me  with gmail phuch...@gmail.com to teamviewr

Vào 16:32:55 UTC+7 Thứ Năm, ngày 23 tháng 6 năm 2011, Aaron đã viết: