How does Google Chrome Installer gets installed with UAC Prompt

[Raj Aryan 1001]

Hey Friends I downloaded google chrome, clicked on download button, a eula was displayed and volla google chrome was downloaded and installed without any UAC prompt. That's really nice , however when i create my own setup applications (with InoSetup) they display uac prompt. If UAC prompt can be removed from setup, it would be great , is'nt it? Any idea how google chrome setup is doing the magic? Regards

[Hans Dietrich]

For one thing. Chrome gets installed (on Win7) to C:\Users\Hans\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome. This is a user-accessible folder (unlike Program Files), so no UAC prompt. Note: there might be other things that suppress the UAC interaction.

Best wishes, Hans

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[Luc Pattyn]

Raj Aryan 1001 wrote:

it would be great , is'nt it?

No. If one user were able to install an app, remove an app, or alter an app in a way that affects all users of the system, it would not be great. It would be unsafe. :|

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[Raj Aryan 1001]

nops that does not seems correct. the uac prompt is displayed before even the installation begins.

[Hans Dietrich]

As I said, there might be other things involved, besides the installation folder.

Raj Aryan 1001 wrote:

the uac prompt is displayed before even the installation begins.

I have no idea what this means. You mean before you even click on the install package, you get a UAC prompt? That makes no sense. Some other things: does your install package reference the registry? Have you checked the manifest settings?

Best wishes, Hans

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[Raj Aryan 1001]

forget about my installer, let's take any other installer, let's say internet explorer when you download it will ask you whether to run it or save it? google chrome does not asks to run it or save it, it just gets started automatically now here the thing is that probably google chrome installer is running on my pc without any prompts whatsoever installation page of google chrome [^] ie http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home[^]

[Raj Aryan 1001]

yeah correct, but if application can get installed atleast for signed on user without uac prompts then it would be better i think (if it asks for admin password and user does not have admin password then user will not be able to install it and may be google chrome can be installed, will check)

[Hans Dietrich]

Do you have a googleupdate app running on your PC?

Best wishes, Hans

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[Raj Aryan 1001]

yeah, is that the magic? i have google toolbar installed

[Hans Dietrich]

Raj Aryan 1001 wrote:

yeah, is that the magic?

Yep. Sorry I misunderstood what you were asking.

Best wishes, Hans

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[Raj Aryan 1001]

that's brilliant, you cracked it these hidden services can do anything you are just brilliant, thanks