Nice! Thank you so much, you were completely right, it was a MSI not an .EXE file.
Thanks also for pointing out runas, i didn't know this command, very useful for scripting. Miguel --- El lun, 1/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> escribió: > De: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Asunto: Re: installing software as admin without logging off current > non-admin user in Windows XP > Para: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Fecha: lunes, 1 junio, 2009 9:53 > > > If it's an MSI > installer, no you don't. > You ought to have this if it's an EXE > installer. > > > > If it's an MSI, you > can run a command > console as a local administrator, then run the MSI from > there. (CLIs > have their place!) > > > > -- > > Richard D. > McClary > > Systems > Administrator, > Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > 1717 S. > Philo Rd, Ste > 36 > > Urbana, IL > 61802 > > > > [email protected] > > > > P: > 217-337-9761 > > C: > 217-417-1182 > > F: > 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > The > information contained > in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The > American Society > for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) > and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > herein and may contain > legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you > are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified > that any dissemination, > distribution, copying or use of the contents of this > e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > e-mail in error, > please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the > original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > > > > Miguel Gonzalez > <[email protected]> > wrote on 06/01/2009 08:50:47 AM: > > > > > > > > Sorry but I don't have that option in Windows XP. > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > --- El lun, 1/6/09, Eric Wittersheim > <[email protected]> > escribió: > > > > > > > De: Eric Wittersheim > <[email protected]> > > > > Asunto: Re: installing software as admin without > logging off > > > > current non-admin user in Windows XP > > > > Para: "NT System Admin Issues" > <[email protected]> > > > > Fecha: lunes, 1 junio, 2009 9:41 > > > > Use the Run As function. Right click > > > > the executable and select Run As. From > there you can enter > > > > the Admin username and password. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 8:37 AM, > > > > Miguel Gonzalez > <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there any way to install a > software in Windows > XP as > > > > admin without logging off the current non-admin > user? Can I > > > > do it remotely or locally? Apparently It could be > possible > > > > to switch user instead of logging off, but I > don't see > > > > that option anywhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that > ISN'T a > > > > resource hog! ~ > > > > > > > > ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > > > ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > resource hog! ~ > > > ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > ~ > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
