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GertFrobe's avatar
GertFrobe
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

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 ...
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  • dmks22's avatar
    dmks22
    8 years ago

    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.

  • GertFrobe's avatar
    GertFrobe
    8 years ago

    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.

GertFrobe's avatar
GertFrobe
Helpful | Level 6

I may have spoken too soon. While this fixed the problem on the computer I was RDP'ing to, the same problem presented itself on my main computer when I tried a non-admin installation.

 

From what I can tell, there are active icons on the login screen, but nothing is showing. Clicking at random on the login occasionally produces a link to a webpage asking if I want to log in using my Google credentials. (I don't.) I suppose I could try copying and pasting my login name and password at random on the screen, but that seems like a bad solution.

GertFrobe's avatar
GertFrobe
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

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.

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