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Re: cannot run setup64.exe without admin privileges (even if renamed foo.exe)
- From: Frédéric Bron <frederic dot bron at m4x dot org>
- To: cygwin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:51:56 +0200
- Subject: Re: cannot run setup64.exe without admin privileges (even if renamed foo.exe)
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> I have vague memories that someone (Corinna?) suggested copying the file to
> a USB key and back: the FAT filesystem can't track the permissions that
> cause this behavior. Never tested it myself, though (maybe I should, it
> would be nice to lose the UAC prompt).
doesn't work.
Frédéric
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