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R versions R-2.6.2 and R-2.7.0 for M$-Windows no longer allow me to
install as administrator (on my account) so the users can run R on their
own accounts which lack install privileges.
I would like to install directly on their computer logged in with
administrator privileges. Then, I would like the users to be able to
run R under their own logons without having to give them install
privileges. It may be that they cannot now run R even with install
privileges since my installing R sets up the default start locations.
This problem does not exist with R-2.6.1. I see the problem with
R-2.6.2 and R-2.7.0.
People who run computer labs may have the same problem because it is
caused by installation under one login and use under a different login.
Okay, I just tried this and had no problem installing it for all users.
You'll need to give more details about what you did and the evidence
that it wasn't working for you:
Did it set entries in the registry in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\R-core\R? That's a sign that it was doing
an administrator install.
Did you get the message
You should be logged in as an administrator when installing R
Note: A full R installation requires administrative privileges, and it
appears that those are not available. If you continue with this
installation, you will not be able to install DCOM support nor associate
R with .RData files. Installation must be made to a directory where you
have write permission.
That's a sign that it didn't detect admin privileges when you ran the
installer.
Duncan Murdoch
Options:
1) can you offer an install option "make available to all users of this
computer" ?
2) can you specify in the M$-Windows FAQ specific instructions for how
to alter the item in the start menu for each new user? I see some hints
already, but I would be grateful for more specific instructions. Yet,
an install option would make this a lot easier because it is only an
issue to set it up once after installing R or updating R to a new version.
--please do not edit the information below--
Version:
platform = i386-pc-mingw32
arch = i386
os = mingw32
system = i386, mingw32
status =
major = 2
minor = 7.0
year = 2008
month = 04
day = 22
svn rev = 45424
language = R
version.string = R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22)
Windows XP (build 2600) Service Pack 2
Locale:
LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_United
States.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_United
States.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_United States.1252
Search Path:
.GlobalEnv, package:stats, package:graphics, package:grDevices,
package:utils, package:datasets, package:methods, Autoloads, package:base
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