[Rd] feature request for M$-Windows install (PR#11499)

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 5/22/2008 11:55 AM, rpvoland at facstaff.wisc.edu wrote:
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> R versions R-2.6.2 and R-2.7.0 for M$-Windows no longer allow me to 
> install as administrator (on my account) so the users can run R on their 
> own accounts which lack install privileges.

That's not an intentional change.  I'll take a look to see what happened.

Duncan Murdoch

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> I would like to install directly on their computer logged in with 
> administrator privileges.  Then, I would like the users to be able to 
> run R under their own logons without having to give them install 
> privileges.  It may be that they cannot now run R even with install 
> privileges since my installing R sets up the default start locations.
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> This problem does not exist with R-2.6.1.  I see the problem with 
> R-2.6.2 and R-2.7.0.
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> People who run computer labs may have the same problem because it is 
> caused by installation under one login and use under a different login.
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> Options:
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> 1) can you offer an install option "make available to all users of this 
> computer" ?
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> 2) can you specify in the M$-Windows FAQ specific instructions for how 
> to alter the item in the start menu for each new user?  I see some hints 
> already, but I would be grateful for more specific instructions.  Yet, 
> an install option would make this a lot easier because it is only an 
> issue to set it up once after installing R or updating R to a new version.
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> Version:
>   platform = i386-pc-mingw32
>   arch = i386
>   os = mingw32
>   system = i386, mingw32
>   status =
>   major = 2
>   minor = 7.0
>   year = 2008
>   month = 04
>   day = 22
>   svn rev = 45424
>   language = R
>   version.string = R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22)
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> Windows XP (build 2600) Service Pack 2
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> Locale:
> LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_United 
> States.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_United 
> States.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_United States.1252
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> Search Path:
>   .GlobalEnv, package:stats, package:graphics, package:grDevices, 
> package:utils, package:datasets, package:methods, Autoloads, package:base
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