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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:31:09 -0400
From: Ryan Johnson <ryan.johnson@cs.utoronto.ca>
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Subject: Re: cannot run setup64.exe without admin privileges (even if renamed foo.exe)
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On 12/09/2013 11:26 AM, Frédéric Bron wrote:
>> Try *copying* setup64.exe to foo.exe.  Or download it again but save it
>> with the name foo.exe.
>> Windows may be remembering that the file used to be called setup*.exe.
>> That memory might not get copied.
> Doesn't work: "the requested operation requires elevation".
I have vague memories that someone (Corinna?) suggested copying the file 
to a USB key and back: the FAT filesystem can't track the permissions 
that cause this behavior. Never tested it myself, though (maybe I 
should, it would be nice to lose the UAC prompt).

Ryan


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