What is the difference between administrative and unprivileged builds for Windows

1	I assume one is primarily targeted to central servers and the other clients but I suspect there may be nuances here. windows install asked Jul 19 '11 at 09:33 acbova 731●14●21●35 edited Jul 28 '11 at 12:05

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The unprivileged installer won't ask for UAC escalation and allows an ordinary user (with no administrative rights to his PC) to install Veracity for only his Windows user.
The administrative install always asks for UAC escalation, but technically allows both an "all users" and a "current user only" install.

There was no UAC, so it effectively makes no difference which installer you use.

Its maintenance is difficult.
It's confusing for users.
Corporate desktops are typically locked down with policy such that even this installer is prevented from running.

Instead there will probably be a zip file with binaries and instructions allowing unprivileged Windows users to take Veracity for a test drive.

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answered Jul 19 '11 at 09:42

Ian Olsen ♦♦
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