Bug 210593

Summary:	Alert if user lacks permissions to install
Product:	[Unmaintained] kde-windows	Reporter:	Stefan Parviainen <pafcu>
Component:	installer	Assignee:	KDE-Windows <windows-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	ralf.habacker
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:	http://commits.kde.org/kdewin-installer/03b834fbd14ed870bf303003cb9d5564d1860a88	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	1.1.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Stefan Parviainen 2009-10-14 21:41:26 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.2)
OS:                MS Windows
Installed from:    MS Windows

The Windows installer should alert the user if he does not have permission to install the files to the requested directory. Currently an error is given only when actually tying to install the files, after a lengthy download. It would be better if the installer alerted the user of potential problems when the target directory is chosen. Additionally the program could ask to elevate privileges (on Vista or later) to solve the problem.

Comment 1 Ralf Habacker 2014-07-07 11:54:37 UTC

Git commit 03b834fbd14ed870bf303003cb9d5564d1860a88 by Ralf Habacker.
Committed on 07/07/2014 at 11:50.
Pushed by habacker into branch 'master'.

Check if the selected install directory is writable and inform the user if this is not the case.

M  +10   -0    gui/installdirectorypage.cpp

http://commits.kde.org/kdewin-installer/03b834fbd14ed870bf303003cb9d5564d1860a88