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I have created setup of windows desktop application using with Install shield (http://www.installshield.com/) in Visual studio 2012 but I don't see there any provision how to provide administrative privileges to folder in free version of install shield. When running application client side, it not able to run without administrative privileges .

Any !dea about it.

Thanks in advance!

Anjan Kant
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  • The only free deployment tool with full featured support for all aspects of deployment is [**Wix**](http://wixtoolset.org/). – Stein Åsmul Aug 06 '14 at 08:45
  • Hello Glytzhkof, Thanks let me try it and know you shortly. – Anjan Kant Aug 06 '14 at 09:48
  • [First Google hit](http://helpnet.installshield.com/installshield16helplib/ConfiguringPrmssnsFile.htm). – Hans Passant Aug 06 '14 at 10:16
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    If an application requires access to folders that its users cannot access, it is broken and should be fixed. But yes, the limited edition doesn't offer support for changing folder permissions. – Michael Urman Aug 06 '14 at 11:59
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    Yes Michael, I know limited version don't offer to change permissions. does it any third party software or programmatically can change permissions. – Anjan Kant Aug 06 '14 at 13:03
  • If you just require write access to a config file, the correct approach would be to write it to the user profile. If not, just open write access for that single file. – Stein Åsmul Aug 07 '14 at 11:47
  • It looks like the same nonsense of installing to the ProgramFiles folder and then finding out that a limited user can't write to that folder. Fix the app to use user appdata for those files, that's why it's got that name. – PhilDW Aug 09 '14 at 17:40
  • Hello Michael,Can you send me guideline how to make setup with Wix tools. – Anjan Kant Aug 12 '14 at 06:39
  • Hello PhilDW, I am able to install setup through appdata but when I am installing with standard user then asking for Admin user password. How can I escape not entering admin password and standard user should allow to install setup without admin password. – Anjan Kant Aug 12 '14 at 07:16
  • I conquered this issue by a tricky way. I copied database files (xml files) to root folder created through program run time and provide privileges after creating folder along with copied stuff. right now I am working in the right way, In future, I can plan more managed way. – Anjan Kant Aug 26 '14 at 11:45

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