it mainly depends on which registry the install is trying to write to.
- in many cases you can install software to your home directory without any
admin privileges because it uses the user registry and not the main
registry.
- sometimes it asks whether it should be installed for everyone (main
registry) or just the current user (user registry).
- sometimes it needs to use the main registry for legitimate reasons (need
low level access to drivers etc) or only bothers with the main registry and
then you can't do anything without admin privileges.
i have to agree with angus, there's no legitimate need for a word processor
to require admin level registry access. it's simply a user-level app...
thx angus for letting regular users use your installer ;)
mamato
On 11/28/05, Stephen Harris < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:57 AM
> Subject: Re: lyx on windows (and printing notes)
>
>
> >
> > > argh!! LyXWinInstaller requires admin privileges :/
> >
> > No it doesn't. I regularly install at
> > J:\Program Files\LyX
> > without problems. Installing to
> > C:\Program Files
> > on WinXP certainly *does* require admin privileges.
>
>
> i just tried again running
> LyXWin136Complete-0-4.exe<http://download.berlios.de/lyxwininstall/LyXWin136Complete-0-4.exe
> >and
> before anything else (ex specifying directory), it says that i need
> administrator privileges.
>
> Admin privileges have to do with the operating system.
> Do you own the laptop? Then you should have admin rights.
>
> If you don't own the computer, then the rights are those
> given to you by the network administrator of the network.
> Ordinary users have few rights. If you own the laptop then
> you should login as a user with admin rights or create such
> an account. But you need the admin password to do that.
>
> The net admin can prevent you from installing Python2.4
> and allow winzip etc or allow both or prevent all, including
> certain websites, using email etc.etc. Also the complete
> install still accesses the internet which is why I suggested a cd.
> For instance, a public library can completely erase any change
> made by any user, when the next user logs in.
>
> It is not the LyX installer. Other programs, determined by
> the network admin, can also have the admin rights stipulation
> applied to them by the network admin. A beginning course
> in Windows covers this type of stuff. If you have an XP home
> computer, you can usually install LyX because the default
> for home computers is close to full rights. The Operating system
> is generating the error message in your situation, not the LyX
> installer. On a network, the admin dictates the extent of your rights.
>
> Regards,
> Stephen
>
>
> Regards,
> Stephen
>
>
>
