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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:15:37 +0000 (UTC), "Oliver Giesen" <ogware at gmx.net> wrote: >Tony Hoyle wrote: > >> * Drop 7zip as it doesn't work if you're not an administrator (it's >> hardcoded to unpack into c:\windows or c:\winnt). > >Huh? Apart from the fact that IMHO you shouldn't install software >(especially servers/services or other system-level stuff) from a >non-admin account anyway, my experience with 7-zipped InnoSetups is >that they are always extracted to the current user's temp folder. I >never saw them go to c:\winnnt ... or could that be because the >machines I tested on all had the 7-zip software installed anyway? > It's hardcoded to use c:\windows - I couldn't believe it myself when I found out, but numerous tests proved it - if you write protect your windows directory the 7zip install will fail. Tony