On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Douglas Philips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On or about 2008 Aug 22, at 5:00 AM, TK Soh indited:
>> One making shell extension optional during installation, Inno Setup
>> isn't too flexible in handling this. These are the options:
>>
>> 1. remove requirement of the admin permission, just present the
>> checkbox for user decide if they want to install shell extensions. The
>> bad thing is that shell extension installation may fail if user don't
>> posses admin permission.
>
> Well, you could add some text saying that it might fail, so it
> wouldn't come as a complete surprise?
>
>> 2. present the shell extension checkbox if user has admin permission,
>> or hide (skip) the checkbox page (hence not installing shell
>> extension) otherwise. Down side is that it's not clear shell extension
>> has been installed during installation.
>
> How about disable/grey-out checkbox and say: "Unavailable due to lack
> of admin permissions."
>
> My opinion is that it is OK to not do it if there is obvious text
> explaining why it isn't an option.

Unfortunately this is where the limit of Inno Setup is. It can't do
any of those you suggested. At least that not I know of :-(

> --Doug
>
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