How to Install Software as Administrator Windows 7
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Hi guys,
Can anyone tell me an easy way for me to be able to achieve the following:
Install software as administrator on behalf of the restricted user without having to bump their account to admin.
When requested by the user to install software here's what i'm currently doing.
Having to log in as either domain or local admin, bump user account to admin, log off admin, log on as user and restart pc for changes to take effect, then install software as needed and bump local user down to restricted.
Is there an easier way to achieve this ?
I have Windows 7 client machines running domain restricted user accounts.
Local Administrator is enabled and pass protected on all the win 7 pc's.
Domain admin account added to user accounts.
Regards
Tony
Right click the installer file and choose Run as Administrator, this should prompt you for credentials.
Right click with SHIFT held down, and RunAs a different user
Both should work
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Do you have UAC turned off? If not, you should be being prompted for Admin credentials when you go to do the install. At that point, enter your admin credentials and off you go.
You could also try PDQ Deploy to push out the software.
Right click run as administrator is easy enough
Right click the installer file and choose Run as Administrator, this should prompt you for credentials.
Right click with SHIFT held down, and RunAs a different user
Both should work
Is there a reason you don't just install when you are logged in as admin?TonyCummins wrote:
Having to log in as either domain or local admin, bump user account to admin, log off admin, log on as user and restart pc for changes to take effect, then install software as needed and bump local user down to restricted.
Is there an easier way to achieve this ?
But, Brian is right - push it out with something like PDQ. That's the simplest way to go.
Hi guys, thanks for the speedy replies :)
@ Rod-IT
Using right click Run As Administrator does not work for me...i get a popup that installer requires you to be logged in as administrator.
However, tested using the shift key and run as different user allows me to enter the the admin credentials without having to bump accounts etc.
Thanks guys, wasn't aware of the shift key to invoke a different user
Best regards
Tony
Tony,
I have only seen a couple applications that actually use a unique UserID configuration string to run the software, requiring that long method.
- One such example is ElectaLive Virtual Training. A simple plugin is required to take their online training courses.
- You can install the plugin by right-clicking and Run As Admin, just as you would any other Domain/UAC enabled environment.
- HOWEVER, once installed, the software will not run as the end user, because it was installed using the local administrator account, due to the fact that their unique UserID string requires the same user that installed the software, also be the same user that runs it each time!
TL,DR; You should only have to use that workaround if the original application was poorly developed in the first place. 99.99% of all other software will run if it was installed under the Local Admin account.
Another side note, you can try installing to the %PUBLIC% folder if all else fails.
PDQ deploy is free to use.
So is group policy, and installing the software in a base image. :o)
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