[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #986: WinGrass-Installer - Enhancement

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#986: WinGrass-Installer - Enhancement
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  Reporter:  hellik           |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
 Component:  Installation     |     Version:  svn-develbranch6         
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  wingrass                 
  Platform:  MSWindows Vista  |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
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Comment (by hellik):

 Replying to [comment:4 hamish]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 hellik]:
 > > i would change ''RequestExecutionLevel user'' to
 > > ''RequestExecutionLevel admin'' for the installer set by
 > > the NSIS-script.
 >
 > would it still be possible to install to your home directory in that
 case? ie can you say no to the request and still manage to install it?
 >
 >
 > thanks,
 > Hamish

 with ''RequestExecutionLevel admin'' by '''double click''' (no right
 click) on the Win-installer a Windows-message-box asks you if you want
 continue or not and, if you continue, you are granted admin rights to
 install in c:\Program Files\ or whereever you want.

 with ''RequestExecutionLevel user'' you have to '''right click''' and
 ''run as admin'', then the same Windows-message-box described above pops
 up and, if you continue, you are granted admin rights to install in
 c:\Program Files\ or whereever you want.

 with ''RequestExecutionLevel user'' and '''only double click''', you can
 continue with the installer, but installing and extracting files in
 c:\Program Files\ fails on the most WinVista/Win7-boxes, also creating
 desktop shortcuts etc may fail. installing in c:\ may be possible, depends
 on what rights the sysadmin gives to you. installing in other drives like
 d:\ etc may be possible. installing in your windows-home-directory should
 be possible.

 so there are a lot of different options of granting installations rights
 in the windows world, AFAIK there have to be at least one user interaction
 to get installation rights in c:\Program Files\.

 IMHO interaction with ''RequestExecutionLevel admin'' and '''double
 click''' for starting the installer should be the easiest one.

 with ''RequestExecutionLevel user'' and '''right click''', there should be
 anywhere an information about this (installation-README, installer-pop up
 with a message about this, ...).

 Helmut

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