CVI 6.0 distribution kit - install without administrator privileges?

[a-lehmann]

Hello newsgroup.


I created two distribution kits from CVI 6.0 projects.

Two problems emerged:
1. When any user carries out the distribution kit, group destinations
such as "Application directory" are shown as "ProgramFilesFolder"
instead of the setting of the environment variable %ProgramFiles% ("C:
\Program Files"). The user may change it to an existing root folder
but is confused.

2. A non-administrator user can start the distribution kit, but short
before finishing gets the error message: "Error 1925: You do not have
sufficient privileges to complete this installation for all users of
the machine. Log on as administrator and then retry this
installation."
Every destination that I set is the Application directory. The user
selects a folder where he has write access (part of his profile
folder), but the error message remains and prevents the installation.
Is there a way to overcome this?
It appears I would have to modify MSI settings. Can this be done?

Thank you in advance

André Lehmann

[JonathanN]

HI Andre,

To answer your second question, refer to the KnowledgeBase Permissions Needed When Installing LabWindows/CVI Distribution Kits.  This document describes a workaround in CVI 6.

Addressing your first question, I am a little confused on your problem. Have you already created a distribution and are attempting to install it on a target computer? Are you trying to change the Destination Folder at run-time on that target computer (you can browse to a new location to install your files to)? Or are you having some difficulty understanding the distribution kit options in CVI? In LabWindows/CVI 8, we redesigned the distribution kit and we believe the new dialogs make life much easier for the user. If you are curious about this, you might want to download an evaluation copy of CVI here. 

Anyway, if you could provide a little more clarification on your first issue, it would help. Thanks

Best Regards,

[JonathanN]

Hey Andre,

I was just informed that your first issue was a confirmed bug that was found a while ago.  This issue is fixed in later versions of CVI (it was a issue that was found with other products as well). 

There is a workaround of editing a registry key. Open the Registry Editor (Start >> Run and type regedit).  Then navigate to  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\ and change the NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation registry key to a value of 0. This should fix your issue.

Best Regards,