One of the longest standing problems with
installations is that administrator rights are often required
to make the required changes to the system. This is especially
an inconvenience in organizations with large numbers of computer
systems that are centrally administered:
- If users are granted administrative privileges, maintenance
costs rise
- If users are not granted administrative privileges,
most application installations will fail
Because Windows Installer runs as a service
with elevated privileges in the system context, installations
that are based on the Windows Installer engine completely
circumvent this problem.
When an InstallAware
setup runs, as long as the system administrator has set the
always install with elevated
privileges policy, installations that require administrative
rights will succeed. This makes sure your product always installs
everywhere - even inside locked-down corporate environments
where security is at a premium. |
