My installer installs the app to "Program files\MyApp", the app when running changes files within this location. On Vista, by default this brings up UAC issues.
I want users to be able to run MyApp without being admisn or fighting the UAC screen everytime they run the app. If they have to get through UAC to install the app, that's OK though still not optimal.
I thought I had this set up, but it's not working:
[Setup]
PrivilegesRequired=admin
AppName=My App
AppVerName=My App 1.0
DefaultDirName={pf}\MyApp
DefaultGroupName=MyApp
UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\bin\MyApp.ico
OutputDir=..\Installer
ChangesAssociations=yes
[Dirs]
Name: "{app}\"; Permissions: everyone-modify
Name: "{app}\redist"; Flags: deleteafterinstall;
Specifically I thought Name: "{app}\"; Permissions: everyone-modify would let normal users run it, removing UAC protection on Program Files\MyApp.
I am picking at values a bit by random, can anyone suggest some changes? Again, the aim is that once installed, normal users in non-admin accounts can run it even though files are saved in Program Files, without UAC kicking in. As a secondary thing, the installation itself should not be too crazy... a single prompt for admin password or UAC authorization.
Don't install under {pf}. Instead, install to a user-writeable location (for instance, {localappdata}).
http://www.kinook.com/blog2/inno-setup.html