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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:16:12 -0400
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Subject: Re: Installing cygwin on Windows 7 prompts for Admin credentials
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I have tried to install Cygwin for Windows 7 but it failed to finish
installation and stalls at 99% .No idea why but never was asked on
allowing it to make changes to the computer. i am also using plain
text format and hope this message go through for god sake!


On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Robert Jacobson
<q7zfcru02 AT sneakemail DOT com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to let one of my users install cygwin as a normal
> (non-admin) account.
>
> However, when they run setup.exe, they get a UAC prompt "Do you want to
> allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to
> your computer?
>
> To continue, type an administrator password, and then click Yes."
>
> I'd like to let them install it, but obviously I don't want to give them
> admin privs.
>
> What else can I do to workaround this?
>
> --
> Robert Jacobson
>
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