Chromium Blog: Google Chrome Installation and Updates

Google Chrome Installation and Updates

Friday, January 16, 2009

Since our public launch in September, a few Google Chrome users have had some questions about our installation and update process. We tried to answer most of them in our help center, but since many of you may not have visited the help center, this post attempts to give some background and insight into our current installation and update process.

When we started exploring various options for our installer, we came up with some explicit goals:

With new browser exploits showing up on regular basis, keep users free from the burden of checking for security updates.
Allow users who are not administrators to install Google Chrome.
Allow updates to happen automatically in the background even when Google Chrome is in use. The next time you open Google Chrome, it can simply start using the latest version.
Just like the minimal user interface (UI) of Google Chrome, limit or eliminate installer UI as much as possible.
Updates should be as small as possible. A security fix should be a small, fast download and should not need a full installer.
Uninstall should be clean and remove changes done by Google Chrome as much as possible.

After looking at existing options we found that none of them would give us all the things we wanted so we decided to write our own installer.

Installation
We believe Google Chrome installation has been made really simple. Once you run the installer, there are no screens to jump through or confusing choices to make. Installation happens and you get a first run UI window letting you import your data from your existing default browser. Some people (especially those using Windows XP as opposed to Windows Vista) were confused by our choice to install in the user profile directory instead of Program Files. There are several reasons we chose the user profile directory:

Anyone can install Google Chrome, not just administrators.
On Windows Vista there are no 'security prompts' during install. If you are running as a non-elevated Administrator, you can still install Google Chrome without having to enter an administrator's password. However we still need to ask for a password to make Google Chrome the default browser due to how Windows Vista requires browser applications to be registered with it.
You can choose to install or uninstall Google Chrome without affecting other people who use the same computer.

Updates
Google Chrome automatically updates itself with the help of Google Update, which is also used by other Google products including Google Talk, Gears, and the Google Earth Plugin. Using Google Update meant we could use an existing service that already takes care of lot of issues around automatic updates:

Maintaining different update channels, each with its own update schedules and Chrome versions.
Updating software in the background without any annoying dialogs.
Good proxy support that can handle various proxy configuration to download the installer payload.
Having only one instance of Google Update manage multiple Google programs installed on the machine.

Using Google Update has allowed us to push incremental changes out relatively quickly — we have released fourteen updates in three months between our release and our taking off the beta label.

Un-installation
During uninstall, Google Chrome deletes all the changes it made to the system, but a few people were surprised when they found all their profile data intact after reinstalling Google Chrome. This is intentional as many people try a sequence of uninstalling and then reinstalling to fix any installation issues, and we didn't want them to lose all of their profile data. If you really want to delete your Google Chrome profile we have instructions on how to do so.

Finally, if you made Google Chrome your default browser before uninstalling, we don't know how to undo that. All browsers face this problem: there's no way for one browser to know exactly how another browser registers itself as the default browser. To fix that, you should open your preferred browser, and use its option to set it as the the default browser.

Posted by Rahul Kuchhal, Software Engineer

99 comments:

MK said...: Now this is an interesting topic! A few items:

While it's nice that you can install Chrome without Admin privileges, it's bad that you can't perform a more standard install, to share among multiple users (each using their own profile). How else are OEMs going to preinstall Chrome?

It's not just a matter of adding shortcuts either; In my experience, trying to launch one (limited-account) user's Chrome from another (Admin) account just silently fails. Not sure why.

Second, Google Update is needlessly creepy and bad for PR in its current form, mostly because it's constantly running and can't easily be disabled or uninstalled. Does an updater really need to be always-on? (Issue 1565) It'd be great if it had a discoverable config dialog to control how often it launches (ranging from "always on" to "manual"), among other things. Also an uninstaller.

Finally, re: profile uninstallation, what happens if the bug is in the profile? This has been known to happen with Firefox, particularly with extensions. Since Chrome is also getting extensions, it's a case to consider.

Thanks for your time!; January 16, 2009 5:45 PM
Californian said...: Well, I personally haven't run into any of the user profile problems that you have, but I agree to a certain extent with the Google Update issue. I personally love the idea and wish I could use it on Windows 7 (cannot download the Google Pack on it for some strange reason), and when I used it with Vista, it was great that it was supposed to update everything automatically. I remember there were some settings for that, but for some reason I had to always do a manual install. Where I agree with you, MK, is that it is, in fact, bad PR for Google. The press often acts immaturely with respect to "privacy" issues, and, although sometimes valid concerns, they act like Google oompa-loompas read all of your emails and constantly look through your files for old programs and then update them after seeing what you've emailed your friends. Certainly, if this information had the ability to be used and could be accessed, it *might* be a problem, but Google Updater has no personally identifiable information and couldn't hurt you if the whole world found out that you were using - gasp - Google Earth! But in all sincerity, it would be nice, for the user's peace of mind, however irrational it may actually be, that it is able to be turned off. Perhaps it could be complicated to do so, thus ensuring that few would do it. Just a thought, but I hope you'll consider it.
Oh, and Chromium doesn't work for facebook, at least not on Windows 7 x64. Don't know why, but I firmly believe that facebook purposely "forgot" to develop for Chrome, as OpenSocial, which is much better, is in direct competition with their social connectivity app. Alas, I leave firefox installed solely for that purpose. Thank you for all the products and upgrades you have provided so far, though, Google! Can't wait for a Google OS! (GOSsamer? Wouldn't that be an interesting name? It would be light, yet strong, just like gossamer is! Feel free to use it, Google. It would be an honor to have helped with anything you have done!); January 16, 2009 9:47 PM
paulstone said...: Re uninstallation: I wonder if it is possible during the uninstall process to give the user a prompt along the lines of: "Would you like Chrome to leave your user profile folder (containg x, y, z) intact incase you reinstall Chrome, or would you like it deleted from your hard drive."

I believe something similar is used when you uninstall Google Desktop and it asks you what to do about the existing index of your hard drive files.

Thanks,
Paul; January 16, 2009 11:07 PM
WaSyL said...: Nice, however I think that many sysadmins would like to see chrome as a pure MSI package which installs for all users and integrates properly with vista default programs control panel applet. ill we ever see such release?; January 17, 2009 12:47 AM
J&J said...: It would be also be nice if the Chrome update process would remove the old version code in the profile. I manually do this whenever I do an update.; January 17, 2009 10:38 AM
Stef said...: I agree with the above comments pointing problems of an installation in user profile. I'll add a few ones, especially concerning installation on Windows systems.

- Chrome can't be deployed in a entreprise working with disk cloning.

- The "Local Settings" folder where Chrome installs is not uploaded within a roaming profile. This has 2 side effects :
1. Each user has to install Chrome on each machine he uses.
2. In an Active Directory context where roaming user profiles cache copy is deleted from the workstations at logoff, Chrome needs to be reinstalled after each logon. This automatic deletion can be set by GPO in Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles branch. It is sometimes used to completely centralize personal data.

- Software firewalls rules need to be done for each user, and so users must have the necessary privileges. Two rules are needed : one for Chrome itself, another one for Google Update. Fortunately, the executable path is not changed at each update !; January 17, 2009 5:37 PM
hausted said...: I have a custom partitioning scheme, and I install all of my applications on a drive other than C:.

I'm not arguing with the choice to install it to a user directory; I'm just frustrated that I have no choice at all.

My (and many others') partitioning schemes, and their corresponding disk space allotments, are very carefully laid out, and I don't like to have to relax this scheme just because one program doesn't allow me to follow it.; January 17, 2009 7:39 PM
pkasting said...: @MK: I believe you can, in fact, perform a system-wide install (although I don't know offhand how to trigger it). This functionality was added recently, see e.g. http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/installer/util/helper.h?revision=6171&view=markup&pathrev=6418 . Also, it's technically possible, but extremely difficult, to solve all of our constraints while not having the installer always on; I would like to see that happen in the future but it hasn't been a priority because this is pretty much purely a PR issue and not a real resource problem (since the Google Update team was very careful to use almost no memory or CPU, so as to not place any load on the machine).

@paulstone: That feature request is in the bug database and it's one we'd like to do in the future.

@WaSyL: We're pretty aware that the current install (which was purposefully designed for individual home users) is not well-suited for corporate users, and I'm sure at some point we'll address that.

@J&J: If you wait for after a Chrome restart or two, the old version should be removed automatically.

@Stef: We chose specifically not to have the profile data installed to a Roaming location as it can contain huge amounts (hundreds of megabytes) of data. Plus roaming profiles don't solve the majority of user problems in this space, like syncing between your work and home machines, or home PC and personal laptop. I think a better solution here would be something server-based (which would have to be carefully designed to avoid needing to sync all the current profile data).

@hausted: We are purposefully trading off the inconvenience to the fraction of users like you against the benefit of "fewer options" to the majority of users. (Making choices during installation is a large and measurable barrier to entry for most programs.) Sorry, I know that's not very satisfying.; January 17, 2009 8:44 PM
Pax said...: Transparency - Updates should occur out in the open.

Google Update - The check should only occur when the browser is running. Kill the service that's running all the time. It's about the whole Big Brother thing...

Uninstall - The option to uninstall user profiles should be present, ie completely remove everything associated with Google Chrome as part of the uninstaller.

I know I'm repeating a few things already posted in the comments (and answered) but I don't think you realize that Chrome is beginning to work against Google with a large number of people.

The whole idea of running a Google Service all the time, Web Search histories, the way Google makes money, the cloud.

Please do Chrome and Google a favor and play it straight by the numbers before the criticisms start coming in. Sorry if the comment is blunt but I think it needs saying. I like working with Chrome but don't want to lose control of the software before it starts making all the decisions for me.; January 18, 2009 4:30 AM
Stef said...: @pkasting

Indeed the inconvenience would be worse for network administrators if Chrome was installed in a roaming location. But as hausted, and as most of net admins, I think the choice of installation directory should be given, for all the reasons invoked here. Installation in user profile is still uncommon at this time. And if the question has a default answer, it won't be a barrier to users : they all know what clicking on the "Next" button will do ! I understand that you firstly intented your work to home users and will soon develop features for corporate deployment. As comments suggest, this is very awaited ! Chrome is certainly the most amazing browser since the first Firefox release !; January 18, 2009 7:12 AM
r721 said...: Actually it's not that much of a problem to forbid GoogleUpdate.exe to start - there's loads of 'autorun managers' out there. I did switch it off and I do update Chrome manually through 'About...' option without any troubles since September.; January 18, 2009 12:19 PM
otto said...: i have very unpleasant experience with google chrome.
first, the installer doesnot honor my internet connection specificity. i am behind a corporate proxy with authentication required. when i launch the pre-installer, it silently bumps at the firewall providing no way for authentication, and fails with error.
the same occurs when i install chrome form a manually downloaded installer. chrome spawns a process "GoogleUpdate", which obviously bumps into a proxy with failure, but the process does this many times a second, and overwhelms the internet traffic. i was charged with 700Mb of traffic containing only update requests and proxy refuses.
i think chrome and installer needs a big customization-enabling upgrade.; January 20, 2009 8:13 AM
Omar said...: Hi, I'm also experimenting problems behind my corporate firewall. Chromium doesn't ask for username / password for authenticating therefore it fails to open the requested page. Other browsers work good (IE, FF, Greenbrowser); January 20, 2009 9:09 AM
MK said...: @pkasting: Thanks for the response!

Regarding # of choices during installation, the usual solution is to ask "Default or Custom Install?" first. Is there something unattractive about that approach?; January 20, 2009 3:00 PM
Dan said...: @Otto: I had the same problem with our Company firewall and if you turn off Automatic Proxy Search it works.

Dan; January 21, 2009 6:55 AM
Martins. said...: When google toolbar in chrome?; January 21, 2009 12:38 PM
alexandrojv said...: I see why Google would like for any type of user to be able to install Chrome, but there is also a reason for why programs should not be able to be installed by any user, unless they are administrators.
* Administrator is usually the person who is in charge of what the computer contains, not the guest, or limited users.

Another thing is where it is being installed is not the right place to install the programs, that is why there is a Programs Folder already on every PC
* Installing Chrome on each user means you have multiple files with the same stuff, and is all just using up space on the computer.
* Why not have an Advanced feature when installing allowing a user to install it where ever?

Automatic updates can be bad updates sometimes, and there is no way to stooping them, as well as auto-updater takes up some processor space, making computers a little bit slower.
* Take for instance ver: 1.0.154.43 Yahoo Mail does not work on that version, but I knew that before it was updated, since I had to switch from developer to stable when the developer channel could not work with Yahoo Mail.

Uninstalling should have an option as well, or a pop-up asking if the user would like to also remove the profile folder, with a big warning that says all data will be lost...
* This way people have the choice of removing everything or not
* In fact add another warning after they click ok, saying are you sure???

Overall Google Chrome is great, and fast. But hey some people are smart to know where to install, and when to update, and what to uninstall, specially if they are choosing Google, and not IE, so let people have some advance features.

Also I bet the slow computer in which Larry was testing Chrome did not have multiple users, or a really slow processor, or really limited memory, or really slow internet connection, so this is why there are all of us who are asking for some advanced features, because some of us might have these problems.; January 22, 2009 2:30 PM
jas6477 said...: Google Chrome desperately needs a toolbar and email capabilities.; January 24, 2009 1:05 PM
alexandrojv said...: what do you mean by email capabilities?, you can still check your email, from any email domain; January 24, 2009 1:11 PM
ezhao said...: To take market share quickly, chrome needs to have a killer app. Here is one -- make it work as media player when playing media files (like flash) inside of the browser, i.e., shrink down the browser to the size of the flash and make it stay on top. Now you can keep browsing (in other browser windows) while watching the video at the same time seamlessly.; January 25, 2009 7:26 PM
GeLeTo said...: Installing Google Chrome in "Local Settings" is bad for security too. Every piece of mallware that compromises an User account can do whatever it likes with the Google Chrome installation.
The situation is similar in Firefox - any software can install malicious plugins in the user account - please do not repeat this mistake.
If installed from an Admin account - Google Chrome must be installed in "Program Files". And there must at least be an option - that any new plugin which cannot be verified will require an admin password in order to be activated (by making an exception, with an option to allow updates).; January 26, 2009 5:40 AM
cpu said...: @alexandrojv: there are many many programs and utils that can be run from any directory (for example notepad), installation in itself is nothing special on windows.

@GeLeTo: if you user account is compromised your computer is compromised, assuming otherwise is never a good stance to take. The opposite holds true as well.; January 29, 2009 8:22 PM
alexandrojv said...: @cpu: yes they can be runed from any directory, but if the directory it's being installed on is in the Documents and Setting/User, then only the User has access to that program, unless the folder's security properties are changed, or the folder is shared, and that is just extra steps that should not have to be done, if a person wants every user on the computer to use the program.; January 29, 2009 8:29 PM
GeLeTo said...: @cpu
You have to be prepared for the worst. Lets say some mallware compromises a limited(user) account. It should not be able to install a keylogger. It should not be able to snoop your network traffic. It should not be able to hijack your browser!!!
There are many lines of defence when it comes to security.
Even if you don't do stupid things - you can never be sure that, for instance some zero-day Adobe Flash exploit will not compromise your system.; January 30, 2009 10:22 AM
Tony said...: i have had the same issue with the multiple user thing. i made a profile for my girlfriend and found the only way to get it to work for her was to install her own copy. about a week ago i decided to get rid of the profile (no we didnt break up) and when i did that her version of chrome vanished with the profile while leaving a mess in my registry. it caused any program that i would use to open google chrome (like gnotify) to fail at the task of opening chrome. notifier would open ie, digsby (for chatting) wouldnt open anything. i had to go through registry and look for everysingle chrome entry and make sure they were linking to my version of chrome and not my girlfriends non-existant version.; February 18, 2009 12:07 AM
Kyber said...: Personally, the ridiculous fact that I cannot install Google Chrome across the system and have it used and updated by all accounts immediately is the reason Google Chrome is not on any of my machines, any I control and I recommend against it to others I know.

It should not be necessary, if some new security hole is found, to sign in as every single user to perform an immediate patch.

The multiple copies are of course a waste of space, that has been well covered before.

The fact that the team is so wedded to the superiority of their approach that they refuse to offer even a hidden option, say in some collapsed area in an unobtrusive part of the install dialogs, is extremely disappointing.

For those machines I do test Google Chrome on, I use the nightly builds, where I actually get to put the damn thing where *I* want, and I can update it easily.; March 11, 2009 12:54 PM
iozzi said...: "During uninstall, Google Chrome deletes all the changes it made to the system"

If this is true, why does Google update run after Google Chrome, and all other Google apps, has been uninstalled?

Also, I found many instances on the web and in Google Chrome forums where people are experiencing this bug. Why is Google ignoring this issue or failing to inform people of their attempts to resolve it?; April 5, 2009 12:01 AM
Roxy said...: I installed google chrome then found out that you can not put any toolbars on and preferd the older one so i uninstalled it the same day but now none of my shortcuts will work, does anyone have the same problem?; April 7, 2009 1:57 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Roxy - All you have to do is set your other browser as the default browser, so If you use Firefox or IE, set them as the default one, Chrome can not do that for you, when uninstalling. Usually you just have to go to the options on your browser, and select them as the default. Hope this helps, and hope you return to using Chrome soon, because it is so much faster and secure that any other! But yeah the toolbar feature is lacking, and that should be coming out soon :)

Please just post if this helped or not, hope to hear back from you.; April 7, 2009 2:54 PM
Roxy said...: @alexandrojv Thanks for help but i already use IE and always have so i dont have any other browser, i can still use IE but its just the shortcuts that dont work, it asks me what i want to use to open it every time i try and use them.
When they work out the bugs on google chrome i will try it again.; April 8, 2009 1:07 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Roxy that's cool, I still use IE for some stuff too. But did you fix the shortcuts, all you have to do is:
open IE
go to tools > Internet Options
go to the Programs Tab
and click on Make Default
thats all :)

It should fix all the shortcuts :)
let me know if you still need help, or got it fixed :); April 8, 2009 7:01 PM
Roxy said...: @ alexandrojv. Thank you for your help, i did what you said and everything is back to normal, its good to know that there are people out there willing to help people.
I will try google chrome again when they sort out the bugs and when your able to add toolbars.
Thanx.; April 9, 2009 3:52 AM
Eli said...: It seems odd that while you can install, update, and alter (pardon assumption) registry without administrator privileges, there is no way to uninstall without administrator privileges. This seems like an inevitable problem in corporate locations. Is this possible to rectify? Also, while I understand it would, in the corp. setting, be the responsibility of the individual installing the program not to do so if the corporation did not encourage that activity, it also seems that if the installing program allows it, it should also allow the rectification.; April 9, 2009 8:55 AM
Jack (Phred_13) said...: I've read the comments and I'm still not sure why you want non-admins to be able to install programs.

Yes, many little programs or portable versions run from an exe file anywhere, but Chrome is not just an exe file. It's in the registry, in various directories all over the place - it's your standard ‘big,’ installed program that should require an admin.

If you want to change the security and installation paradigm, write a letter to Microsoft or release your own OS already.; May 11, 2009 8:41 PM
wongcr said...: It's worse than that - if you have roaming profiles (eg: via a windows domain) it copies the whole document and settings directory from the domain controller to the workstation & vice versa.

So my profile before installing chrome was about 15Mb.
After is now 150Mb (since even the cache is stored here!!)

So what used to be a 10 second logon/logoff is now a hideous 3-5 minutes instead.
And my uni's sysadmin is cranky with me (and my colleagues) for doing this.
(and worse from their point of view - "installing" software on a Standard Operating Environment (SOE) machine.

SHAME GOOGLE SHAME! DO NO EVIL!

Give us (you know, the USERS) the choice to install in other directories.; May 26, 2009 10:36 PM
Jack (Phred_13) said...: wongcr:
Indeed! I tried using chrome on my work computer and I got it to work, but I had to uninstall it because it took up most of the space in my roaming profile.; May 27, 2009 12:19 AM
Dima said...: I tried chrome and don't actually want to keep it on any of my machines because of the same reason somebody mentioned above.
My C: drive is really small, defragmented and optimized for fast OS loading.
All bloated software go to D: drive.

I think most of the people who care about such things - are enthusiasts. And I think without support from them chrome will not be able to reach the masses. I just can't recommend my friends or people who rely on my opinion to use such program, that doesn't allow where to install itself.
Just a fact.; May 28, 2009 12:04 PM
SoopahMan said...: You can install for all users by running the Google Pack Installer and just picking Chrome.

Google's How To for this:
http://pack.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=118663&cbid=wa7pmmvu35xe&src=cb&lev=answer

Google Pack:
http://pack.google.com/; June 1, 2009 10:10 AM
billtheripper666 said...: My old man cant wait for the toolbar feature, he wants to be able to use the google toolbar for the spell check feature which after watching him type he desparetly needs; June 5, 2009 5:32 PM
alexandrojv said...: @billtheripper666: Chrome already has spell check included in it, as you time if a word is spelled wrong it will be highlighted in red, so you can corrected with the suggestions given. No need for Google toolbar is you only need to use this feature, but thanks for the use of extensions, the toolbar will be available shortly.; June 7, 2009 10:52 AM
Cherry said...: every single time i clean up my system google chrome makes me have to set it as default.
i get so sick of this.
with IE once it is set as default it remains as default no matter how many cleanups i do to my system unless i choose another browser to be my default.
i prefer that google chrome act in this same fashion rather than to make me have to click to set it as default after every single time i do a system cleanup. gggrrrrrr; June 9, 2009 4:54 PM
Jack (Phred_13) said...: @Cherry:
There's some slight chance this might be related to your problem, but this probably isn't the thread you want.

Nevertheless, what do you mean by a "system cleanup?"; June 9, 2009 7:49 PM
Cherry said...: i dont think i understanding your comment as in ... what might be related to my problem ?
am i in a wrong place ? i just happened up on this by typing in google search ...
"why does google chrome insist i constantly set it as default"
SO i do apologize but i dont know how to get around such things as this blog thing hahaha
i just saw a place to comment so figured ok maybe somebody else has this same issue that might know what's up.

as for system cleanup i mean my regular system maintenance of cleaning up the clutter of which i use CCleaner to do my cleaning.
But just to clear the history of clutter, cookies, cache, etc... myself causes google chrome to forget that i have set it as my default browser and i have to select it as default all over again.; June 10, 2009 12:48 AM
Jack (Phred_13) said...: In CCleaner, try unchecking the options for Chrome. One of those is probably causing your problem.

For more Chrome help, their help page is here:
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/request.py?contact_type=contact_policy; June 10, 2009 12:54 AM
Cherry said...: HAHA NO !! If I am not allowed to clear google chrome of history, cookies, cache, well that is just about downright stupid !! No I will not stop clearing out google chrome just so it can remain as default haha I will stop using google chrome first !! That is a most absurd suggestion !! SO Nevermind that I even mentioned that google chrome cannot be cleaned as it most certainly should be able to be cleaned and remain as default at the same time without my having to reset it to default !!; June 10, 2009 4:35 AM
alexandrojv said...: @Cherry: I think what Jack (Phred_13) means, is not to uncheck all of the things that CCleaner can clean up from chrome, of course you can clean the cache, cookies, etc. but look in the options, and see if there is something else that CCleaner cleans up that might be causing this, most likely it is a registry entry, I will try to test this out myself, in order to let you know exactly what to check off, what type/version of CCleaner do you have?; June 10, 2009 7:14 AM
Jack (Phred_13) said...: @Cherry:
Just try cleaning each of the items under "Chrome" one at a time. After each one, check to see if Chrome is still the default. If you figure out which one causes the problem, you can leave just that one unchecked if you want (or not!), but it will help the troubleshooting to know which one it is.

Alternately you could "Clear browsing data" from the wrench menu in Chrome instead of from CCleaner. It should do the same thing. Or just use incognito mode the whole time (Ctrl+Shift+N).

Note that these are workarounds. You are right that CCleaner shouldn't reset the default, as it doesn't for me. Make sure you have the latest CCleaner version.

Also check CCleaner help here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/help; June 10, 2009 11:06 AM
Cherry said...: It is ok ... Thank you, but nevermind !
I ALWAYS have the latest version of anything I use as I am a stickler when it comes to my system being up to date and in proper order.
I will use my CCleaner as normal and if Google Chrome has some issue with it then I will uninstall Google Chrome as I have no intentions of changing my habitual ritual methods of keeping my system up to par all for the sake of a browser.
IE Browser is perfectly fine and I have given Google Chrome a try out to see if it is any better and honestly I find no difference in it as in better or worse except that it is turning to worse for me being as it doesn't like my maintenance ordeal and it has been a pain in the rear when typing into certain areas that I deal in as I do not like the way it functions.
That is all fine and my IE is all fine to go back to at anytime I choose. I have never had any issues with my IE Browser as I see so many seem to have so I am actually very happy with my IE Browser.
:o); June 10, 2009 11:57 AM
alexandrojv said...: @Cherry: well you know, there is no arguing there, if you are more comfortable with IE, then go ahead and switch, Chrome has not been around for very long, and it is common that people switch back to their regular browsers; from time to time I have to go back to IE as well, but thanks for pointing out the CCleaner problem, I still would like to see what's causing the problem, in order to make Chrome better. As you said that you have the latest software, I'll try to simulate the same on my end, the only thing is by that do you mean that you are using Windows Vista? or just the latest XP, or Windows 7, it would really help to know the system used, in order to find out the problem.

I just looked at some of the issues with CCleaner and chrome here http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list?can=2&q=ccleaner and yeah, some people get CCleaner to do things weird to chrome, I suggest submiting an issue, since you were the one that could explain more about this problem, I will try to reproduce this problem as well, and if you have not submitted the issue, then I will, but this way you would get the credit for submitting it, and also I may not be able to reproduce the problem. In order to submit an issue go to http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry and fill out the form. Well hope you still read the updates of this message, hopefully I can find a solution ;)

And if you switch back to IE, that's great, as long as you are happy with the browser you use, that is all that matters, It gets you to the internet either way right; June 10, 2009 12:24 PM
Cherry said...: hhmm i read the area where a couple of CCleaner issues seem to be mentioned but i am not having those issues hahaha i am having an issue of my very own heehee

i cant really explain what is happening except that after i run CCleaner my chrome has to be reset as default browser and it is not a real big deal except just annoying and i can tolerate it most of the time unless i am in a grouchy mood cuz maybe my day isnt going so well and then such things get on my last nerve and then i do search and then i see where i can growl HAHAHA

i play an online war game LordsofLegend.com and i do like to use google chrome for that game because i have to do runs to buy builds without getting busted and someone stealing my gold HAHAHA and chrome is fast and helps me get this done whereas i do have times that IE will decide to be pokey and i dont want to take that chance to get busted on my run.

there is an issue within the game where ever since i got google chrome and in the mail part of the game whatever it is about google chrome makes this typing area a royal pain and it is hard for me to put into words. i will try ...

as i am typing in the mail program of the game something happens where when i go back to an area i have already typed in order to add something in the words and letters that are already there get pushed forward then i cant even see them and i cant even tell what i am typing because somehow it all gets jumbled up until i hit the enter key or until i completely stop typing then it will all straighten up and i can then see all the typos i made while it had me in all of the confusion of not being able to see what the heck is happening while typing.

now if you can understand all that i have to hand it to you because i find it very hard to put into words to make it clear as to what is going on there.

i wont submit a ticket on any of this just because i dont think i am very good at describing what is taking place with things and so i feel i am hard to understand and then i get irritated when suggestions make no sense to me haha i just tolerate whatever until one day it happens to get fixed and i will bounce between chrome and IE depending on what it is i am needing to do. in time chrome will get perfected.

i hated windows vista and i love windows xp and never have had any troubles with xp. my system and computer info is below:

System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Sevice Pack 3

Computer:
AMD Athlon(tm)
64 X2 Dual Core Procesor 4600+
2.39GHz, 2.98 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extention

AND i actually have 4GB of RAM but of course XP only recognizes 3GB of RAM and i wasted my money on the 4th but i originally had this system built first using Vista thinking it would be better but quickly totally wiped Vista out and bought an XP/SPF2 CD to get on here. My extra GB of RAM is waiting for a hopeful future HAHAHA; June 10, 2009 4:33 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Cherry: Well after reading the second problem you had twice, I got what you are saying, and yeah this happens to me as well, but only when I use my desktop computer on things like even writing on this post, but that is because this computer is so slow (running win 2000) and not even 1gb or ram now i don't use chrome here, but just fyi. But seeing your computer configurations, maybe you have too many things running on the background, or the game just takes too much resources, I really don't know about that. But since you have XP I will be able to try to reproduce the CCleaner problem, and believe me there is many people helping out fixing the issues, that submitting an issue will not be a problem, specially since I get what you are saying, and I am not any type of computer programer, but if you don't want to submit one, then I'll just do it if I get the same result. I just wanted you to start it, so that I could also backup what you were saying, since this Blog is not the place to submit issues, and Google never really reads any of this, therefore making this perhaps unique problem unfixable, and abandoned.

PS yeah I am so glad my laptop came with XP, I would of have to do the same if it came with vista.; June 10, 2009 9:44 PM
Cherry said...: oh no i dont have too many things running lololol i have never been one to have speed issues and if there is a speed issue you can count on it it is not on my end haha i am a fanatic nut when it comes to my system and all things GO haha

i dont do much on my computer and i just like the power and speed under me for my own personal ego filling satisfaction ahaahahahahaa

i keep my system extremely up to par and i am somewhat of a geek and i do first off go around tweaking my system all over the place in order to cut out all the junk that does not need to be going on.

nothing wrong on my end, i can assure you that. techs are usually in awe when they look at my system and how immaculate i am with it. it is my baby haha

the game is an online internet 'little' game taking no resources to speak of. you can go check the game out for yourself lol but be careful cuz us warlords might stomp ya behind haha ORRRR you might learn the game and do some behind stompin of your own HAHA
LordsofLegend.com

i had this high end system built for me as per my specifications and built by my cousin so i can whup up on him if anything isnt up to par HAHA just kiddin lol or maybe not HAHA

anyhow thank you for input and i will wait chrome out ... they will get it up to par at some point and too many different systems and each perhaps chrome has a different issue as it grows and gets tweaked.
:o); June 11, 2009 4:18 AM
alexandrojv said...: @ Cherry: I just did the following:

Downloaded Google Chrome the laterst Stable Version 2.0.172.31 (Official Build )and installed it.

Downloaded CCleaner 2.20.920 and installed it with the default setting.

Analysed the computer, and then cleaned it up, and also fixed the registry entries and all of that, but still did not get Chrome to not be the default any more.

But I noticed that CCleaner has a log that shows what was cleaned, so In order for me to figure out how this problem occurs to you I will need for you to send me the log, and also to please verify if you have the same versions of Chrome, and CCleaner as the ones I used.

I will try to check on the game issue as well, just send the log to X1Z2XFnvQemH@meltmail.com I know it has funky letters, but it is just a temporary email that sends it to my real email, that way I don't receive spam from people that may read this, and then I can just reply to the message with my real email, and we don't have to post things here.

Well your computer does sound pretty amazing by the way, and super fast, I didn't think the slow issue was a problem for you, that's why I want to see what the problem is, in Google's end.

Again the email is:
X1Z2XFnvQemH@meltmail.com
separating it out might be easier to copy.; June 11, 2009 9:29 AM
Cherry said...: okie dokie and thank you !!
i have your email addy and i am guessing i have the latest version or whatever of chrome haha i downloaded it sometime back in january or february i think and i think it updates itself lol heck if i know haha i just take it for granted it updates as i saw something somewhere to do with google updater which may be in my startup area MAYBE haha

i will see if i can find out what version i do have for sure which i guess help or about is somewhere in the tools area where i can do that.
i will send log file as soon as i clean and get that darn need to reset chrome as default.

as for any logs on the game i am not sure if you were asking for such a thing but there are no logs so maybe you are not asking for such a thing.; June 11, 2009 12:40 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Cherry: In order to find out the version of Chrome, type in, or copy this: about:version into the address bar, and it will let you know what version it is, I am pretty sure you are on the Stable Updates, and there has been an update recently into the 2.0.... version so it might be fixed, but I think you posted this after that, so who knows. Google Chrome does update automatically, and it does it in a discrete way, that it does not even ask you to update, so hopefully the test I did was with the same version as the one you have. As for CCleaner, I am sure if you go to help and usually the is something like About CCleaner that will bring up a screen and it will tell you the version.

Yeah I was not talking about the log of the game problem, I did not think there would be one, the log I was talking about was the one from CCLeaner, there are two or three, one for just normal cleaning, and another one for the registry fixes, I don't know which one you do, so either one you normally do, just send me it. You can just copy it and paste it on notepad or something.

Well hope to get an email soon from you, since the temporary email only works for 24 hours, and it has been a couple of hours, but just in case.; June 11, 2009 1:04 PM
Cherry said...: i just sent an email with screenshots and saying you wont believe this lol i have done no cleaning yet and just searching a few songs then at some point opened chrome browser again and was then informed chrome is not my default and i have to set it again.; June 11, 2009 2:56 PM
selfsuff said...: A case of good intentions leading to massive fail, IMO. Frustrated with IE, I went to install Chrome. Issues:

1. It blew away all IE links on my system without asking, and installed itself as the default browser (on my work machine -- big no-no).

2. It jammed itself onto the work hard-drive without asking, instead of on my USB drive where I wanted it.

Result: instant uninstall.

Is it not obvious that "simple" does not mean "allow no confugration choice whatsoever"?

Needless to say, I am not an IE fan, and would love to use Chrome. But I am somewhat amazed at the install assumptions. Chrome as it currently installs will be banned for most corporate sites, somewhat obviously.; July 16, 2009 6:49 AM
alexandrojv said...: @selfsuff:
Well Chrome will install as the default browser if you do not uncheck that option while installing, it is checked by default, but it is easily unchecked.

About the whole blowing all your IE links, what do you mean by that? did it delete your Internet shortcuts?

And yes Chrome will only install on the computer, just like IE, and many others, if you want a portable version go to http://portableappz.blogspot.com and just search for Chrome and just install it on your flashdrive, or where ever.

Well hope this helps, let me know if it does!; July 16, 2009 7:04 AM
J. said...: I have this little problem, that i download Chrome Installer, but when i want to install, it starts with Google Earth. If i wanted GE, would have downloaded GE. How do i get past this?; August 4, 2009 12:42 PM
alexandrojv said...: @J.:
Make sure you download from http://chrome.google.com; August 4, 2009 12:45 PM
J. said...: Thanks man! It worked this time!; August 5, 2009 11:26 AM
alexandrojv said...: @J: awesome! :); August 5, 2009 11:27 AM
Ryan Gray said...: I don't mind the Google Update program in principle, what I do mind is when it is broken. I've installed Google software on my Mac, and the updater only seems to run in my wife's account, where it always fails to successfully update things. My account is also a non-admin account for security. I figured the updater failed there because it would not ask for an admin authentication as it should to be able to overwrite the application files. I tried to invoke the updater from my admin account, but it seemed to fail there too for some reason.

But really, if you're going to make me use the updater, please make it work. I've heard Google's argument that out-of-date software is a problem, and I'd agree, but with a broken updater, the software winds up out of date anyway.; September 28, 2009 6:34 AM
alexandrojv said...: @Ryan Gray: The mac version is currently still under development, and is not a released version, therefore it may contain lots of bugs still. You can submit a bug for your problem at: www.crbug.com in order to fix this issue.; September 28, 2009 9:03 AM
blissweb said...: Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Google Chrome and would never ever go back to IE.

However, when an Arrogant software company decides that it wants to go against an Operating System's policies, thinking they know better, its time for said Arrogant software company to come out with their own Operating System.

MS spent a lot of time figuring out a half-decent way to stop malware, and Google Chrome just goes and bypasses everything, with little real benefit. Security popups too difficult for users to handle? Give me a break !!

As for having to install the stupid thing individually per user without an option to override its beyond comprehension. And to say this is a "luxury option" and for the few is nuts too.

Also amazing, is the lack of its OWN Google toolbar with PageRank support.

Of course, I turn off all Auto-Updating programs for anything, so not affected much by that.

There... that's all I wanna say. Please listen to your fans or you'll go the same way as Arrogant IE did. The customer is always right, not YOU! :-); October 13, 2009 8:23 PM
alexandrojv said...: @blissweb:

LOL I think its a bit weird how they are bypassing windows security on it too, but yeah they are making their own OS based on Chrome itself, and the thing about installing on each user account, IS so annoying.

All of these has it's good things to it, now I can install it on computers that have restricted access, and use IE6, and I want a better more secure browser, I can install it on my account, and not have it on the others account on my shared computer but yeah I know...

The auto updates IS the best thing ever, never have to do it manually again :D; October 13, 2009 8:30 PM
spike99 said...: Being able to install Google Chrome without Admin privileges isn't nice at all. Some user installed it on one of our terminal servers running Windows Server 2003. It took a while to clean it off: I had to manually delete Chrome registry keys to get IE to work as the default internet browser again (don't get me started on how hard it is to uninstall the beast). We don't want users doing that.

Is there any way to prevent non-admin users from installing Google Chrome on a Windows Server 2003 terminal server? They can also install Google Toolbar.; October 29, 2009 8:12 AM
alexandrojv said...: @spike99: Actually Chrome is one of the few programs out there that is REALLY good on uninstalling itself, you just have to use the uninstall feature on it, and select to erase all the data as well. Also Chrome does not affect how IE is able to be set as the default browser. You have to set it up on IE's properties itself.; October 29, 2009 9:06 AM
benarkin said...: Since i downloaded chrome,my dell p3 system(processor 866,ram 256mb) hasnt been able to finish the installation because the chrome installation bar is too long and before it finishes the internet connection might be severed and the chrome installer will have to restart again,i dont know why google made the chrome to install via internet and for it to be so slow.so if anyone has an software installation accelerator then pls let me have it.send it to benyoyovision2020@gmail.com; November 12, 2009 2:22 PM
alexandrojv said...: @benarkin: If you are having problems installing google chrome, you can install it using the stand alone one, but the only thing is it may not auto-update to future browser releases, meaning you could miss important security fixes and feature improvements here is the link:

http://www.google.com/support/installer/bin/answer.py?answer=126299; November 13, 2009 12:20 AM
Fernando Madruga said...: Is there ever going to be a "decent" installer version of Chrome? I'm a sys admin working for a company with 500+ users. I'd *love* to set google chrome as the default browser but without a proper installer that installs the app in the "normal" place, I may as well go the opposite route, namely, preventing google chrome from being installed or run on our systems. I'm all for google chrome if it were not for that half-brained install location/process... I don't like "rogue" apps on my systems: it's as if you're trying to "hack" by skipping normal install procedures/locations. What are you afraid of to make your program's installer behave like MILLIONS of others? Don't expect much corporate acceptance until you start to conform: good products with bad decisions such as these may not be as well spread as they could have been. How hard is it to please sys admins? Currently we're using Firefox as our browser of choice simply because, in it's 4th incarnation, Google Chrome still doesn't cut it when it comes to install decisions...

Being able to install without admins rights may be a nice thing for home users, but in a corporate environment it's a no-no. For example, we're considering banning execution of programs from non-standard locations and that will simply prevent chrome from working as well as many annoying updaters for know applications... This is also a security related concern.; November 25, 2009 1:33 AM
Boatmik said...: I recently changed from firefox after using it since it came out. The developers have come up with new versions that are really slow interacting with the net and stall all the time.

They deny these problems despite a good number of people experiencing them.

This situation is too common in development teams as they decide "what is good" for the end user rather than listening to them or watching their behaviour.

Vista was an example of the same thing. Or all the junk that MS puts in its browser on new systems. This is great news for alternative browsers.

I really like the speed of Chrome's main program, but I think the updater is poorly thought through.

There is lots of advice on the net on how to block it or uninstall it.

This is a measure of a failed approach.

The updater should only run when chrome is started. There is no point running a program every few hours when the one it is supporting might not be run that day at all.

You also get a bunch of firewall messages (comodo) telling you about this mysterious updater that you have not been warned about.

I have responded to a whole bunch of advice on the net and just blocked it.

Check on the net to see how much advice there is to do the same.

Also it should install in the "Program Files" folder.

What users like is predictability. I find the program itself great, but the updater and installation are weird and unpredictable because of choices made by the developers.

I hope that this promising product sorts out these annoying features

MIK; December 3, 2009 12:31 PM
D said...: We use roaming profiles and deep freeze. Here’s what I did; I installed chrome to a frozen computer. And yes it installed to my profile. I then drilled into my profile and cut the google folder out of it and placed it on my network drive. I then created a desktop short cut that pointed to that google folder.
After a reboot, which automatically resets the computer, I could still run google chrome from my network drive. Since it’s a roaming profile I can run chrome from any computer I log in to even if chrome has never been installed on it.
There are some major drawbacks to this that I am looking into. The main one is you can’t save any of your settings. Google starts fresh every time. Like I said..Major draw back.; December 3, 2009 2:06 PM
lai said...: How can i install chrome for all user? Isn't it stupid that no choice for install it for all user option. Yes, the simple is the best. but why not also provide a advance install file?; December 9, 2009 7:41 PM
Tolis Personal Blog said...: At the internet i've downloaded something called chrome os , it has the chrome logo in the middle , and the suse logo on the right bottom.
If chrome os is just another suse distribution then it will SUCK BIG TIME, and i dont know what they're doing right now , cause i can make a linux distribution in 10 minutes MAX with customized intros, wallpapers,even customized Gnome and software.

If chrome os is a creepy suse/linux distribution then the whole thing is just a hoax and their developers are........; January 4, 2010 9:50 AM
Pal said...: I did a clean install of windows 7 and updated my progs using PCMove updater from XP. When I heard that Chrome didn't work in Windows 7 (then), I did not include Chrome in my PCMove profile. Now when I try to install Chrome, I get a 'Chrome has been installed at the system level...' even though there is no Google Chrome Program available or indeed an uninstall program.

How do I (easily) inform Google updater that I in fact do not have Chrome installed at all. BTW, I have tried the Registry fix and deleting the User Google folder.; January 4, 2010 1:35 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Tolis Personal Blog: you can find information about Chrome OS at: http://www.chromium.org what you said sounds like a face version of the OS program, since it actually does not include any of that; January 4, 2010 6:51 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Pal: You might want to try to see if you can "uninstall" Chrome from the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel

You might want to looka t this instructions to manually uninstall Chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=111899

If nothing helps submit a bug at: http://www.crbug.com; January 4, 2010 6:54 PM
Pal said...: The point is, I have no Chrome to uninstall. I have also tried the Reg fix, so I will leave a bug message at address suggested.; January 4, 2010 7:16 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Pal: did you try the instructions to manually uninstall Chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=111899

If that did not work, and you submitted a bug post the URL address, so I can star it; January 4, 2010 7:19 PM
Pal said...: Yes, I left a bug report. See:http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=31573&sort=-id&colspec=ID%20Stars%20Pri%20Area%20Type%20Status%20Summary%20Modified%20Owner%20Mstone%20OS; January 4, 2010 7:39 PM
Tim said...: I have recently downloaded google chrome. When I try to browse to a intERNET site from work, I am prompted with a "authentication required" box to confirm my username and password. When I visit an intRANET site, I am not prompted to confirm any information.

When I follow the same steps in IE7 or Firefox I do not get the same popups.

Keep in mind that I only get this for the first intERNET site that I visit each time I open my chrome browser.

Any ideas?; January 18, 2010 12:26 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Tim it most likely has to do with the internet access you have at work, intranet sites do not usually require pass words, if you are connected to the local area connection. but accessing the internet might require you to log in to the network, to verify that you are able to access the internet. Like at hotels or so. Check with your network administrator, or submit a bug report at www.crbug.com; January 18, 2010 5:05 PM
Gazaway said...: I also work in a corporate environment using roaming profiles and am dismayed at the installation method. A lot of grief could be avoided if the Chrome download site stated up front that the program is designed for home users and does not support roaming profiles, etc. Perhaps that information is already there somewhere, but I never saw it.; February 1, 2010 5:55 AM
alexandrojv said...: Just FYI to all, if you want to install Chrome for multiple user accounts, you have to install it from the Google Pack. Here is some detail info: http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=118663; February 1, 2010 4:32 PM
sez said...: Can anyone help me i have 3 user accounts on laptop one is administrator account and has somehow been dissabled so cant access it and somehow the laptop time and date has ended up wrong i cant reset it it asks for administrator id and when put in says failed. I am now unable to get on my msn and some other things as the time and date os wrong and its sending me crazy please dose anyone know a way i can get into my user account or just change the time on the others HELP!; February 2, 2010 5:49 AM
alexandrojv said...: @sez try booting the computer on safe mode, usually the other administrator account will show up, and you might be able to log in, with the password admin, or no password.

If you still need help, send me an email within 24 hrs to: vU1BKfQ22juH@meltmail.com since I don't like to give my email out in public, and it will "melt" in 24 hrs

Anyways, also what OS are you using? XP, Vista, 7?; February 2, 2010 9:22 AM
mikehmc said...: I'm installing Chrome while in Bahrain for work. The installer is Arabic! Even the progress bar is right-to-left!!!

I think Google are being too clever for their own good here!

Not being able to read the language - can anyone tell me how to change the language settings?

And I recommend Google install Chrome based on OS language rather than IP location in future ;); February 10, 2010 11:25 AM
alexandrojv said...: @mikehmc the easy way to get the English default, is to just delete the User Data folder for Google Chrome, just go to: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome

*Note where it says USER that is the user log in name for windows
**This is the folder path in Windows XP, might be different on other OS; February 10, 2010 3:48 PM
Bay area shirts said...: Yes, installing chrome is really easy.Hard Drive Recovery; March 17, 2010 11:28 AM
mar10br0 said...: Sjeez, what's so difficult about a choice for "Default Installation" vs "Custom Installation" and allow at least some location and shared install options for the power-users.
This is driving me nuts being the IT-guy at home with 3 users (me, my wife and son -> I want all of them to use Chrome and I do not know their passwords, yes seriously). I now have to waste valuable HD-space for 4 instances of the Chrome app. And I believe this falls in the category of simple home-users!
Utter utter shortsightedness by the Google-techies IMO; May 3, 2010 6:30 AM
alexandrojv said...: @ mar10br0:
If you want to install Chrome for multiple user accounts, you have to install it from the Google Pack. Here is some detail info: http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=118663; May 3, 2010 11:36 AM
Stardance said...: In the blog entry: "There are several reasons we chose the user profile directory:

....

* You can choose to install or uninstall Google Chrome without affecting other people who use the same computer."

Since installing Chrome creates new Windows XP registry keys [i]and modifies some existing keys,[/i] it is not possible to install it without affecting other users of the same computer.

It also means that if I normally use a non-admin account, and also have an admin account, then Chrome is installed "separately" for each account and there is no way that I know of to "synchronize" such things as bookmarks and the RSS feeds displayed by the extension which I installed to use them.

Also, one of the stated goals is: "Uninstall should be clean and remove changes done by Google Chrome as much as possible."

Uninstallation does not restore the values of several registry keys to what they were before Chrome was installed, and it leaves "orphan" keys in the registry. When Chrome is installed, it is not difficult to make backup copies of the existing keys which it will alter, and if Chrome alters any pre-existing keys during its operation, backups can be made for those, too. In my experience, however, the Google Chrome team clearly has this as a very low priority, to say the least.

Also, in my experience, Google Updater makes Chrome the default browser at the time GU is launched as a service during the Windows XP system boot. It does not matter whether Chrome is ever actually run. Personally, I really do not like the fact that GU runs as a service. Period.

When the nose of the camel is in the tent, the rest of the camel is sure to follow.; May 16, 2010 9:11 PM
wennborgk said...: I tryed Chrome and I like the broweser, But ass longe ass it uses that stupid and for so many reasens wrong install path I will chous to uninstall it and Not use that browser.
Hopp you fix it so it can be an alternativ. ( as long as it uses that install path ( and dont let me have a chois) and gos aroud security its not intresting to have it on my pc); June 14, 2010 2:34 PM
Carol Anne said...: This is a REALLY LOUSY IDEA, especially in the corporate world, where that profile is copied to/from the server everytime the user logs on or off!

I can understand how it makes your job for updates easier, but it is AMATEUR PROGRAMMING PRACTICE! In the real world, we keep programs and data separate.

Finally, all that "Permissions/security" stuff you don't want to have to deal with makes CHROME INSECURE. Any malware can easily access and modify key files, rendering the browser PWNED.

Even if you insist this is the best way to do things, THIS IS MY ENVIRONMENT, NOT YOURS: Give me the OPTION to install it your way, or to install it mine.

For now I have banned Chrome from ALL COMPUTER under management by our firm, because of the gross security violation.; July 1, 2010 5:35 PM
alexandrojv said...: @Carol Anne If you want to install Chrome for multiple user accounts, you have to install it from the Google Pack. Here is some detail info: http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=118663

And this won't cause you the problems you have; July 7, 2010 5:24 PM
Devon said...: Would be nice if the bin/config files were saved in the roaming profile, with the cache in local profile - that way users moving between machines still have the application installed (links on desktop, etc aren't broken) + favorites/history, but without the cost of transferring the cache between client-PDC. At any rate - the option would be nice...; July 8, 2010 8:10 PM
Corfu Info said...: Great post, thanks for sharing. Hobart Hotel; July 28, 2010 5:59 PM
Jenna said...: Google Chrome installation and updates,really a good news.discount watches online; July 29, 2010 7:25 PM

Search our Blog

Archive

Subscribe

More Blogs from Google

Useful links

Pages

Google Chrome Installation and Updates

99 comments: