Requires Administrator rights to install.

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#13 Requires Administrator rights to install.

Status: WontFix

Owner: nobody

Labels: None

Priority: Medium

Type: Defect

Updated: 2013-08-23

Created: 2012-10-16

Creator: Anonymous

Private: No

Originally created by: ajvo...@gmail.com

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Install on windows.
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WinPython, which is a portable python distribution, requires administrator rights to install. Administrator rights are not always available especially in the corporate environment.

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Anonymous - 2012-10-17

Originally posted by: pierre.raybaut

Since [r867925ba4fc2], WinPython installer should not require administrative privileges.

What version of the product are you using?
What is exactly the error message?

*Originally posted by:* [pierre.raybaut](http://code.google.com/u/pierre.raybaut/) Since [r867925ba4fc2], WinPython installer should not require administrative privileges. What version of the product are you using? What is exactly the error message?

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Anonymous - 2012-11-23

Originally posted by: clueless...@gmail.com

I don't have this problem when I install on Windows XP without administrative privileges. However, it does hang indefinitely when I try to use the Spyder debugger.

*Originally posted by:* [clueless...@gmail.com](http://code.google.com/u/100151368921080702003/) I don't have this problem when I install on Windows XP without administrative privileges. However, it does hang indefinitely when I try to use the Spyder debugger.

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Anonymous - 2013-04-21

Originally posted by: pierre.raybaut

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Status: WontFix

*Originally posted by:* [pierre.raybaut](http://code.google.com/u/pierre.raybaut/) *\(No comment was entered for this change.\)* **Status:** WontFix

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Anonymous - 2013-08-23

Originally posted by: w.pratum...@gmail.com

Fixed on Windows 8 by "unlock" the install file in file's properties -> general.

*Originally posted by:* [w.pratum...@gmail.com](http://code.google.com/u/115376991156458043756/) Fixed on Windows 8 by "unlock" the install file in file's properties -> general.

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