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#13 Requires Administrator rights to install.

WontFix
nobody
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Medium
Defect
2013-08-23
2012-10-16
Anonymous
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.

Discussion

  • Anonymous

    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?

     
  • Anonymous

    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.

     
  • Anonymous

    Anonymous - 2013-04-21

    Originally posted by: pierre.raybaut

    (No comment was entered for this change.)

    Status: WontFix

     
  • Anonymous

    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.

     

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