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PM2
PM2

Reputation: 327

Inno Setup: How to get current user directory when running installer as admin?

I need to write a ini file to the current user's directory in Windows 7 (C:\Users\CurUser). CurUser is not an admin. My installer requires admin privileges. So my setup looks like this:

[Setup]
PrivilegesRequired=admin

When I run the installer it prompts for the admin to login. From that point on, all the user constants, userappdata, etc, are C:\Users\AdminUser... So I need a way to find the CurUser when running the install as AdminUser.

Code examples are appreciated. Thanks.

Upvotes: 5

Views: 4299

Answers (3)

akevan
akevan

Reputation: 691

In my case, I just switched to {commonappdata} instead of {appdata}, as my data was the same for all users.

Upvotes: 1

splash
splash

Reputation: 13327

You should split your setup into two parts. The first non-admin part writes the ini file to the current user directory and it calls the second setup part which requires admin priviliges.

Upvotes: 3

Deanna
Deanna

Reputation: 24283

All user specific files/settings that the app requires should be written by the app if they are found not to exist. If it needs to come from the setup, you can write it into a global location as a "default" for the app to copy or use.

This also means your app will work for ALL users on the system rather than just the user that ran the setup.

Upvotes: 3

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