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<DIV>I have 64 bit windows 8.1, and 2 users – an administrative user and a
non-administrative one. </DIV>
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<DIV>As I normally do for installations, I used the non-administrative user to
download and install the <SPAN
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Standalone installer version 2.8 64 bit. It seemed to install OK except that it
was installed for the administrative user (without asking me for any
password). I only realised this when I could not get it to work from the
desktop of the user I had installed it in, and saw that the sample data had been
installed into the Documents folder of the administrative user.</SPAN></DIV>
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I have to keep using it from my administrative user? Did I miss this bit of the
installation documentation?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN
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the way I was a little confused to start with by all the new icons that appeared
on my desktops, and I am assuming I can ignore all but one:</SPAN></DIV>
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on all desktops: <SPAN
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SAGA GIS (2.1.2), OSGEO4W Shell</SPAN></SPAN>
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3 just on the administrative <FONT style="size: 3">user’s </FONT>desktop:
<SPAN
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GIS 6.4.3, QGIS Browser 2.8.2, QGIS Desktop 2.8.2</SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
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I have found how to run it I am looking forward to exploring QGIS for my own
uses. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to it.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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