[Kmymoney-devel] Comments about KMyMoney (required privs on Windows)

[Jack]

On 2014.05.30 09:58, Alec Evans wrote:
> Hi Alvaro,
> 
> In the meantime good news - here's the text of my reply to Allan:
> 
> Hi Allan,
> 
> Thanks for the quick response.
> 
> I downloaded kmymoney-x86-setup-4.6.4.exe from sourceforge.net.
> 
> However, pleased to report that I have cracked the problem in the  
> last couple of minutes - the AHA! moment was when I found that the  
> program only starts if you "Run as an administrator". Simple when you  
> know how.
> 
> I checked it on my "other" laptop - also running Windows7 64 bit -  
> and the same applies.
> 
> On either machine, if run in "user" mode nothing noticeable happens,  
> other than maybe a bit of a tick from an HDD.
> 
> Although I've been using Windows 7 for around 5 years, I still keep  
> the admin / user demarcation from XP days. I find that having to type  
> in a password rather than just (unthinkingly) clicking on what could  
> be a major system change gives an extra bit of security.
> 
> I didn't see anything about using admin mode in the installation  
> guide - could I suggest mentioning this somewhere?
> 
> Thanks again - I've been looking for something to replace MS Money  
> for a good few years so I'm really pleased to have found this program.
> 
> Alec

(Allan - I'm subscribed to the list.)
Before I add anything about this to the docs, I'd like a confirmation  
that this is correct and expected behavior.  I see no reason a userland  
program like KMM should need admin privs under Windows (any version).   
I suspect something incorrect happened during the installation.

Alec - when you ran the downloaded setup program, did you run that as a  
user or as admin?  If as admin, is it possible for you to uninstall and  
then try installing NOT as an admin?  That's only a guess on my part -  
I'll see if I can find a  Windows machine to test on myself.

Jack