Multiple users in Win2000

yes you can give the users permissions/shares.
but first do you mean that there is multiple users using the same local machine or there is other people using the machine on the network.

hope it helped.

Generally speaking, when you install a program it should be available for all users, but there are some things to note.

1> The menus/icons need to be managed properly. There is an "all users" profile for just this purpose; when a user logs on the "all user" menu and desktop are merged with the specific user's. If you move the menu/desktop items into the "all users" profile menu/desktop and then all users who log into the machine will see them. Play around with it -- Right click on the Start button and you can see how it works.

2> User permissions sometimes have to be managed on the installed folders. Many programs require that the user running the program have rights to update the installed folder itself to write temp/work information.
--> You can test if permissions are a problem by putting the user into the "Administrators" group on the local system and trying again. If it then works, chances are you have a permissions issue.

3> I can't see network connections being a problem; they are pretty much user independant. However, the user may not have rights for the network resources, or may not be mapping drives properly.

4> Email in all likelihood has to be setup for each individual user on the machine. If you use Outlook/Exchange right-click on the Outlook icon when signed on as the user to get the Properties dialog.

5> Printers are generally secured in a similar fashion to folders.

I hope this is helpful.