Re: registry access and admin rights
I wrote an installation script with NSIS for my application.
With a user account with "limited rights", i can't write files
from the setup to the c:\progarm files\ .... In other words
i can't even copy the exe to the disk so.. Im trying to find
a way to allow Limited Users to install the program.
( i also need to register COM dlls )
So is there a way or should i not even bother ?
The problem is that installers have to do things that normally only an
administrator can do.
by default, there are lots of things a limited user cannot do. among them
are usually writing to
several registry branches, putting files in the program files or windows
folders, ...
unless an adminitrator changes these settings, there is no way for limited
users to install applications.
and that is as it should be. only an administrator should be allowed to make
system wide changes to the system.
if you want user to be able to run the installer, you would have to create a
setup program that copies files to the user's home folder, and writes only
to HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry. that might work, but then only that
user can use it.
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Kind regards,
Bruno van Dooren
bruno_nos_pam_van_dooren@hotmail.com
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