VSTA host setup issue.

after executing vsta.exe /hostid xxxx /setup,

the VSTA project template of xxxx is registered in system. and

I can see those files at "C:\Documents and Settings\zzzzz\Application Data\Microsoft\VSTAHost\xxxxx"

zzzzz is account name.

it means only zzzzz can use this project template.

to enable all users use it, all users should execute vsta.exe /hostid xxxx /setup. right?

I want just one setup process...

any solution to this?

VSTA 1.0 setup installs project templates into a user account specific directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\VSTAHost

VSTA 2.0 installs project templates into All Users directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\VSTAHost

1. First, if the administrator account runs the VSTAHost installer which runs vsta /setup /hostid xxx, the registry keys should be written successfully.  There are no user-specific registry entries for VSTA setup.
2. Next, if each end user runs  vsta /setup /hostid xxx the project templates will be installed into a user account specific directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\VSTAHost

This second, user-specific step may be accomplished during startup of the VSTAHost application, or by loading an add-in that does this, or at user login,... or some other way that will not leave the end user responsible.

It is sufficient to check the registry key HKCU-Software-Microsoft-VSTAHost-Hostname to determine whether current user has ran the vsta host  /setup command.

Best Regards,
Jim G

Thanks jim,

it really helps me.

one more question about this.

I executed initial VSTA host setup by powe users account. but it does not works.

can only administrator run initial VSTA host setup , right?