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Diferent windows 7 accounts using Garmin Express -> mess with Garmin Connect accounts

Former Member over 11 years ago

Hi,

I have a PC with win7, with two users accounts. Each has also a Garmin Connect account.

The two windows users share the same FR220, how can I, in Garmin Express, associate each windows 7 account to each Garmin Connect Account?

Regardless of the user that logs on to windows, Garmin Express is always associeted to the last user that accessed Garmin Connect.

Thanks!

0 travis.vitek over 11 years ago

I don't think that this is possible without doing some hackery. If I remember correctly, Garmin Express doesn't maintain separate settings for each user, it maintains separate settings for each device. I'm not at home right now so I can't verify, but I'm fairly certain this is the case.

You might be able to make a folder for each user, and then use a windows junction (essentially a hard link) to switch the folder that the junction points to. i.e., Garmin Express looks for files in C:\ProgramData\Garmin. You might be able make folders C:\ProgramData\<UserId1>\Garmin and C:\ProgramData\<UserId2>\Garmin and then a batch file that would disable/stop the Garmin Express service, delete any existing directory junction (rmdir C:\ProgramData\Garmin), make a new directory junction (mklink /j C:\ProgramData\<UserId1>\Garmin C:\ProgramData\Garmin), and then enable/start the service back up.

I'm not sure that this is a good idea at all, but I'm thinking it may work.

Travis

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Thanks!

Not an easy solution but I think I'll try it!