Install update without admin privileges

Hello there,

I search in the forum for the answer, but in the old discussion I can't find exactly what I search (maybe the answer was there anyway...)

Is wyUpdate able to INSTALL the update in a windows xp/vista/7 computer without have admin privileges?

The folder is under C:\, so I don't know if I can install without being administrator. For now, even if I have privileges, the UAC shows me a windows when I try to install an update (in windows 7).

Is there a way to install them even in non-admin account?

Thanks,rumen.

Is wyUpdate able to INSTALL the update in a windows xp/vista/7 computer without have admin privileges?

Yes, but for wyUpdate to install updates without requiring (and prompting for) admin privileges then your app must be installed to a user-controlled folder (e.g. AppData, Desktop, My Documents, etc.).

In wyBuild 2.6.18 we're making wyUpdate a little more flexible in where it can install without admin privileges. For instance if you're installing to a folder that isn't in AppData, Desktop, etc., but you give a limited user full access to the folder, then they'll be able to update.

In the meantime if you want non-admin users to update your app, put your app in a user controlled folder.

Yes, but for wyUpdate to install updates without requiring (and prompting for) admin privileges then your app must be installed to a user-controlled folder (e.g. AppData, Desktop, My Documents, etc.).

In wyBuild 2.6.18 we're making wyUpdate a little more flexible in where it can install without admin privileges. For instance if you're installing to a folder that isn't in AppData, Desktop, etc., but you give a limited user full access to the folder, then they'll be able to update.

In the meantime if you want non-admin users to update your app, put your app in a user controlled folder.

Thanks for the answer.

I'll wait the 2.6.18 version, because my folder isn't a user-controlled folder. It is under C:\. I don't want to tell my consumers to change the program folder if they have problem.

Thanks again.

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