Re: Installing TortoiseSVN without admin rights not possible

On 1/13/06, Thomas Weidenmueller <thomas@reactsoft.com> wrote:

> I'd like to install TortoiseSVN for the currently logged on user only,
> but I don't have administrative rights. It shouldn't be a problem to
> install shell extensions for the current user only, so I'm wondering if
> TortoiseSVN already can handle it and if it's just the installer asking
> for admin rights even though they wouldn't be necessary.
>
> I'd appreciate some feedback on whether there are blocking bugs.

For versions < 1.3.0RCx, you can install TSVN without being an ADMIN
without much problems. The only rights the user must have is to write
to the HKLM part of the registry (otherwise the shell extension isn't
allowed to load - every shell extension must be 'approved' by registry
keys in HKLM).

For versions >= 1.3.0RCx, you must have Admin rights to install TSVN.
Or, you can install MFC80 and CRT80 as an Admin. Then you can install
TSVN as a normal user (the installer checks if those are already
installed, and lets you install TSVN as a non-Admin in that case).
But to install MFC80 and CRT80, you must be an Admin, sorry.

Stefan

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