[tor-bugs] #8376 [Tor]: Tor requires "Run as Administrator" to install on Win 7 (and Win 8?)

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#8376: Tor requires "Run as Administrator" to install on Win 7 (and Win 8?)
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    Reporter:  cypherpunks  |       Owner:                     
        Type:  defect       |      Status:  closed             
    Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:                     
   Component:  Tor          |     Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.10-alpha
  Resolution:  not a bug    |    Keywords:                     
      Parent:               |      Points:                     
Actualpoints:               |  
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Changes (by mo):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => not a bug


Comment:

 Where did you get that Tor version from? This is definitely not one of our
 releases. We don't yet have a fancy installer. ( #7842 )

 You can't install to Program Files, because you need administrator
 privileges for that. That is not a bug in Tor, that is a (sane) Operating
 System restriction. Users are and should not be able to globally install
 applications.

 The Tor Browser Bundle differs from your regular applications in that it
 is "portable". You can take the directory with you, for example on a USB
 stick. This means it does not write anything outside its own directories,
 and works even if people don't have administrative rights. In turn it will
 need write privileges to its own directories, something an application
 should not have (and does not have) for its Program Files directory.

 In short, don't install Tor Browser to Program Files.

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