[perl #60986] Win32 package refuses to install if not run by an administrator

[Andrew Whitworth via RT]

On Tue Dec 02 05:50:02 2008, gw.2008 at tnode.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I think it is wrong that the Win32 installation package for Parrot
> refuses to install if not run by an administrator.
> 
> I simply do not want to pollute my system and am therefore using a
> non-administrator user for everything. I know that the installation will
> then not be able to install filetype bindings, system wide entries in
> the registry or install itself in Program Files and that I will need to
> modify at least my PATH environment variable to get things working, but
>  belive it or not - this is exactly what I want.
> 
> 
>    gw
> 
> P.S.: Could you also add a link to the bugs page on the LaunchPad site.

Isn't this more of a Win32 security problem then a Parrot problem? Do we
have the ability to force it to get installed on Win32 in a non-admin
account, if the local security settings forbid it?

-- 
Andrew Whitworth
a.k.a Whiteknight