Hey Rich,
But, it would then require me to create an actual installer that requires administrative privileges?
Not necessarily. If you use something like Inno Setup to create your installer you can set the target to wherever you want (e.g. %appdata%\YourApp). That is, you can install your app to the local user only if that's the way you want to do it.
Is there any way around this or portable like installer that you recommend? I like the ability to install the app via a website link and not require admin privileges. Thoughts?
Yep, See: