Re: Installing Software without being Local Admin?

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote in message
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This may not be possible if they have to reinstall the software all the
time. The normal way to do this is to monitor the program and see what
registry keys and files the program modifies then change the permissions
on those items so that the user has modify permissions. The problem you
may run into is that uninstalling then reinstalling may reset the
permissions. Here are a couple of programs that will help with seeing what
registry keys and files the program uses.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processmonitor.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Filemon.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/regmon.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processexplorer.mspx

If they are running this ill behaved program on laptops you are about to
hit a roadblock that probably can't be overcome. Laptops with XP are
becoming hard to find. There will come a time where you will only be able
to find laptops with Vista. If the program is this ill behaved it is very
likely it won't work at all in Vista.


Hi Kerry,

Thanks for the reply.

Good question on the modeler/Vista compatibility, I will have to setup a
test machine and see how it runs. Probably a good idea to check it now
before it becomes an urgent requirement for us, and we find out then that
they're not compatible!

Thanks for the sysinternal links, I can see I'm going to have to spend quite
a bit of time doing some research into the files & registry keys accessed
when modeler is installed. Not an easy task! If you know anything about IBM
software you will know that they never use 1 file when 10 will do! :-)

Thanks again

Ben


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