[Rd] feature request for M$-Windows install (PR#11499)

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 5/22/2008 11:55 AM, rpvoland at facstaff.wisc.edu wrote:
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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.
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> 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.
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> This problem does not exist with R-2.6.1.  I see the problem with 
> R-2.6.2 and R-2.7.0.
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> 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
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> Options:
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> 1) can you offer an install option "make available to all users of this 
> computer" ?
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> 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.
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> 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)
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> Windows XP (build 2600) Service Pack 2
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> 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
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> Search Path:
>   .GlobalEnv, package:stats, package:graphics, package:grDevices, 
> package:utils, package:datasets, package:methods, Autoloads, package:base
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