Yes, it's a nice installer. Unfortunately, it need's admin rights, even if it wouldn't have to (as Scribus runs fine without being installed). On my home PC I also work without Admin rights.
Seems like there are more people who don't like installers: see http://portableapps.com/ 8-) Juergen On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Craig Bradney <cbradney at zip.com.au> wrote: > On 1/10/12 8:52 PM, J?rgen Weber wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I tried to install 1.4 on Windows XP, but the installer needs Admin >> rights, which on company PCs not many users have. >> But, after installing Scribus with Admin rights, zipping the program >> folder and moving it to a machine without Admin rights, Scribus simply >> works. >> >> So, I suggest, you provide a simple ZIP download. >> > > We like our installer.. however.. if your company requires you to have admin > rights to install, then > there is a reason. Circumventing that to install something could be against > their policies for all > sorts of reasons (basic security, viruses, licensing, etc). > > Craig > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net
