Cannot install Vivaldi permanent. Have to install it every time I use it….....
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Have anybody else expeienced this problem?
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What operating system?
What specific version/build of Vivaldi (and from what website was it obtained)?
Is it a "simple" install attempt, with no advanced options selected from the install panel?
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Thanks for feedback to you all. I too think this is very strange. I'm using a AMD based 64bit. PC thats running Win 7 SP1.
When trying to install it seems to go ok, but when checking on installed pgms its simply not there….
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Hi all.
Thank you for good fb. First I want to say I'm prob. a little slow up there…. I did de-install Vivaldi. Logged in with admin mode and installed Vivaldi again with advanced mode and then everything is working ok. Of security reasons I seldom log into admin.
Usually I login to an ordinary user and when I need to install a new pgm. wright-click on the mouse and do the install by using admin mode from there. That usually works fine, but not with Vivaldi then....Sorry to bother you guys with such a trivial matter, but as said before - I'm a little slow....
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I just found this thread before I started asking/suggesting the install not go to profile directory.
I just tried running the installer,it won't let me select All Users, its greyed out. This may be because its already installed to my profile (where it was initially blocked by CryptoPrevent - local group policy!)
Whilst I understand the temptation to run out of the user profile dir, its really irritating, not widely understood and in my opinion sets a dangerous precedent. Nothing good runs there. Software should go to c:\program files [(x86)]. Malware mostly!
As a sysadmin I routinely block executables from running there. Unless you want to alienate syadmins I'd suggest it installs "properly" by default. Normally profile only apps are frowned on, and therefore blocked on computers where the person doesn't have admin rights. Most people have or can get admin rights. Plus if they have to ask their IT dept to install Vivaldi that's free publicity for you! Presumably (i'm out of my depth here, but is it possible to query UAC try and do it properly and fall back to profile if UAC fails?)
Also as the person who started this thread has found, its not like Microsoft's profiles system is reliable, predictable or stable!
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