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non-admin installation failure
Win7, 64-bit, online and offline installers v 19.4.13 I want to install as a non-admin (although I also have admin access to my computer). The installer asks for admin rights, I decline, it asks ...
I had the same issue. I was installing whilst logged onto the machine remotely using Remote Desktop Protocol. I had to log off go to the actual machine and install fromt he console. Looks like remote install is not possible. Lets hope this BUG is fixed ASAP.
Update.
Using the online installer for v 20.4.19, this installed and logged me in automatically after I downloaded the installer while logged in on the website.
I'm not sure if the installer was smart enough to read that I was logged in in my browser, or if the installer recognized me as the downloader since I was logged in, or this is some adjustment due to the version, but either way, I now have a non-admin installation up and running.
Thanks again to dmks22 who identified the RDP quirk that assisted with the previous version installer.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
GertFrobe wrote:
Why is this failing
You're declining the admin rights, which are likely required to finish the installation.
and how do I fix it?
Allow the admin rights when asked for it.
That seems like the obvious resolution, I know, but you're decling a process that is required to finish the installation, then asking why it's not working. Admin rights are needed for a lot of software installations. They're often needed to add services (which is what Dropbox is likely doing, I imagine), certain registry edits (again, Dropbox adds icon overlays that might need the admin permissions to create), etc.
What is the problem with providing the elevated permissions during the install? What is it that you're trying to prevent?
Rich:
You might have missed the point: The installer explicitly (allegedly) allows a non-admin installation. This is the desired result, not an admin-authorized installation.
I realize that I could allow admin rights during the installation, but I'm trying to troubleshoot a non-admin installation, something that Dropbox says it can do.
