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    How to install program as non-root ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by wearetheborg, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    For XP 64 bit

    I am trying to install a particular program (thinkdesktop, uses jvm). If I install it from root account, it is creating menu links only in that root account. If I browse over to the desktop icon from a non-user account, the program hangs during startup.
    If I try to install it from non-root account, I cannot install it in C :program file...

    Is there a way a non-root account can access program installed in C :program Files.. or do I have to install a duplicate in some local directory ?

    Also, how do I log into the Administrator account ? When I created a non-root account, it asked me to first create root user; so now I have Administrator, Root, and Wearetheborg. On the login menu I only have icons for Root and Wearetheborg
     
    wearetheborg, Apr 12, 2009
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    Right-click the shortcut > Propertes. What does it say for the "target" of the shortcut?

    Does the installer give you an option to install it somewhere other than C:\Program Files? If so, try it.

    Sure... Double-click it. XP supports this fine... but whether the program will work or not depends on the program. If it can run without admin privs then you're good.
     
    swarmer, Apr 13, 2009
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    I think I figure out what the problem was. The program does an autoupdate whenver it starts. I'm guessing this was problems when I was running as non-root since it was install in C:\Program Files.. I reinstalled as non-root in local user directory and it works.

    Does anyone know how I can log in as Administrator ?
     
    wearetheborg, Apr 13, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    At the login dialog box, I believe you should be able to log in as Administrator if you type "Administrator" in the user formline and the administrator's password in the password formline. If you have it set to logon automatically to one of your user accounts, switch users to Administrator.
     
    Shyster1, Apr 13, 2009
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    you could have changes the permissions on c:\program files\yourappofchoise instead to allow ordinary users to write into that folder. then, it would be able to do updates from an ordinary user as well.

    or you could have added the ordinary user to this folders write permissions specially, that way, other ordinary users still couldn't mess with the app, only the specified ones.

    (or you could create a group of users, called "my app users", that you set to have write permissions in this app. then add the users you want in this group).

    lotsa options.. but i still would let the app be at it's default installation place. that way, you have it more structured.
     
    davepermen, Apr 13, 2009
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