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Bug 247284 - Update as administrator
Summary: Update as administrator
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 8.0.1
Hardware: PC Windows 8
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Libor Fischmeistr
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Reported: 2014-09-18 20:35 UTC by muellermi
Modified: 2015-03-26 11:48 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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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.