Webstart shortcut and cache location

Hello All,
I need to install an application on a terminal server for multiple users. The problem is that each user has their own shortcut and cache (jars, ind files, etc) for the application using webstart. Is there a way to install it once so that all users can use it at the same time without creating profile specific cache?
I used an adminsitrator login id to install an application via webstart. The shortcut was put in "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop". I copied the shortcut to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop". Using another id I was able to start the application using the shortcut but the cache was put into that user's profile ie a separate cache was created. Is there a way to prevent this? Is there some better way to set this up?
Your comments & suggestions will be much appreciated.

We went through this discussion quite a bit, but did not come up with a solid solution. Really, the only way to manage this that I've seen is to use a common directory that you can control across all environments to store libraries. Unfortunately for my client this was not an option, as we could not ensure that all users had access to the path. If anyone has some other options, I'd be interested to hear them.

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