[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #922: GRASS installer can not install unser "program files" (Windows7 only)

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#922: GRASS installer can not install unser "program files" (Windows7 only)
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  Reporter:  naokiueda     |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  major         |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
 Component:  Installation  |     Version:  svn-releasebranch64      
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  wingrass, WIndows7       
  Platform:  MSWindows 7   |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
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Comment (by hellik):

 Replying to [comment:9 cristn]:
 > Replying to [comment:7 hellik]:
 > > Replying to [comment:6 hellik]:
 > > could this a issue with the UAC in Win7.
 >
 > Apparently yes: as for the original reporter, always "Skipped" appears.
 So the locale is not the issue but the problem that I cannot write in
 "c:\Program Files".
 >
 > When installing instead in C:\user\somebody\Documents\GRASS-64-SVN\ it
 works ok. So "c:\Program Files" seems to be protected.
 >

 is the installer working (means installing in c:\Program Files) for you
 with mouse right click and "run as administrator"?

 this works for me on WinVista and Win7, both german versions. and I have
 to do the right click on my WinVista box for installing for all kind of
 software (firefox, filezilla, openoffice, ghostscript, ...)

 it would be possible to set "run as admin" inside the installer
 (RequestExecutionLevel
 http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#4.8.1.32), but I'am a
 little reluctand to do this.

 > Suggestion: on Windows7, use a different default path.

 I would stay at c:\Program Files to be consistend with the MSWindows-world
 of installing programs.

 Helmut

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