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Bug 247284

Summary:	Update as administrator
Product:	installer	Reporter:	muellermi <muellermi>
Component:	Code	Assignee:	Libor Fischmeistr <lfischmeistr>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	8.0.1
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 8
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description muellermi 2014-09-18 20:35:43 UTC

Product Version = NetBeans IDE 8.0.1 (Build 201408251540)
Operating System = Windows 8 version 6.2 running on amd64
Java; VM; Vendor = 1.8.0_20
Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.20-b23

- log in as  "normal" (restricted) user
- Install Netbeans 
--> windows asks for administrative credentials to install
- run NetBeans as "normal" (restricted) user
- check for updates and if available select to install
--> NetBeans reports a problem, update fails

The reason is quite simple: As a normal user, you don't have any write permission to the program folder (windows[, or Linux if other than somewhere in the user's home]).

Solution: When running the update, ask for administrative credentials.

Comment 1 Libor Fischmeistr 2015-03-26 11:48:00 UTC

Marking as wontfix. This is simply the way how it works. Some updates have to be installed to installation folder, therefore the NetBeans has to be run as Admin.