Tabvla
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Typically when you install a program on a x64 machine it locates the exe's, dll's and other program files in either the Program Files or Program Files (x86) Folders.
I recently installed a popular piece of software, from a well-known manufacturer, on a W8.1 machine and I note that no part of the installation is in either of the program Folders. The software installed all its files in the Folder - Users > username > AppData > Local.
What benefit or purpose would there be in doing this?
From the User perspective it is a pain. On a machine where there is more than one User the software has to be installed for every User separately. In a business environment more than one User per machine, is often the case.
Another unusual aspect of the install was that when logged-in as a Standard User; at the start of the install Windows did not bring up the UAC message, even though UAC is active and working on the machine.
Is all of this just a little odd or is this normal behaviour that I have not as yet encountered previously....
T.
I recently installed a popular piece of software, from a well-known manufacturer, on a W8.1 machine and I note that no part of the installation is in either of the program Folders. The software installed all its files in the Folder - Users > username > AppData > Local.
What benefit or purpose would there be in doing this?
From the User perspective it is a pain. On a machine where there is more than one User the software has to be installed for every User separately. In a business environment more than one User per machine, is often the case.
Another unusual aspect of the install was that when logged-in as a Standard User; at the start of the install Windows did not bring up the UAC message, even though UAC is active and working on the machine.
Is all of this just a little odd or is this normal behaviour that I have not as yet encountered previously....
T.