[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: reopened
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor | Version: Tor: 0.2.4.10-alpha
Resolution: | Keywords:
Parent: | Points:
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Comment(by cypherpunks):
Replying to [comment:4 mo]:
> 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.
We're talking about Tor, not TBB.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/8376#comment:6>
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