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Install : Why is administrative priviledges required to install the Xilinx tools on Windows NT?
Record #3190
Product Family: Software
Product Line: M1 Graphical/General
Product Part: Install
Product Version: 1.5
Problem Title:
Install : Why is administrative priviledges required to install the Xilinx tools on Windows
NT?
Problem Description:
Urgency: standard
General Description: Why do the Xilinx tools require that the
user have Administrative privilege to install the software on the
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 system administrator
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.
For further information about such requirements of the install,
please see the Installation and Release Notes.
One example of a workaround for this problem would be to
create 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 - Last Modified: 01/05/00 15:49 |
