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Why M1 needs Admin Privilege to install on NT


Record #3190

Product Family:  Documentation

Product Line:  Xilinx Core

Problem Title:
Why M1 needs Admin Privilege to install on NT


Problem Description:
Keywords: NT, Admin, Privilege, M1

Urgency: standard

General Description: Users sometimes wonder why M1 requires
Admin Privilege to install on Windows NT operating systems.


Solution 1:

The Xilinx install programs require admin privileges under NT
for the following reasons:

1)  To make certain protected registry entries:
The folder that is created is for all users of the system or
the domain, and some of the Registry updates require admin
privileges (specifically, the driver install).

2)  To enable the Xilinx icon group to be shared among multiple
users:
It was felt that in many installations, a sys admin would
perform the installation, and so creating the folder on the
user side would be useless for the real user. Also, if multiple
people were using a machine, it is desirable to have all of
them  being able to access Xilinx folder.

3) To install device drivers:
Drivers can only be installed by an administrator. The driver
(basjdrv.sys) is needed to use the Parallel Cable III.

One example of a workaround for this problem would be to
created a new domain that has an administrator
password chosen by the new group.  This will not affect
anything on the upper level domain, and yet local machines can
be modified freely.




End of Record #3190