Hi!
Is there way to get information about installer has administration rights or not?
Problem:
When I try to install program to "Program Files" folder on Windows Vista the following error is shown "Cannot open file for writing: C:\Program Files\program.exe". I dont want my users get such messages. I want they get my message like "You should install program to another folder or run installer with admin rights". What can I do?
Check installer has admin rights or not?
4 posts
The better solution is to check if installer can run with administration run then do it, otherwise notify user about insufficient rights. Is that possible?
Use the included header MultiUser.nsh
I do it like this:
!macro CheckUserRights
!define ID ${__LINE__}
ClearErrors
UserInfo::GetName
IfErrors Win9x_${ID}
Pop $0
UserInfo::GetAccountType
Pop $1
StrCmp $1 "Admin" Win9x_${ID}
StrCmp $1 "Power" Win9x_${ID}
MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONSTOP|MB_TOPMOST "$0, you don't have the required access rights to install this!"
Quit
Win9x_${ID}:
!undef ID
!macroend
Function .onInit
!insertmacro CheckUserRights
FunctionEnd