CS6 could not open a scratch file because the file is locked

I am able to run CS6 when I login Admin, so i change scratch file location to D:\. After restarting PC, login by Admin, I can run CS6. But I still can't run CS6 when I login by other account, I think the location of scratch file is per user setting. Any way to set this for all user?

Yes, it's per user because it's part of the prefs. If the scratch file can't be created, then you need to set your drive permissions properly. Refer to this:
Installation Preparations
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