Thursday, December 4, 2008

Who makes these decisions?

So as it turns out, you can't create InstallShield installations unless you're an administrator.

http://www.acresso.com/webdocuments/PDF/IS2008_Prem_Pro_ReleaseNotes2.pdf

The release notes for InstallShield hide this information down in "System Requirements" on page 49. Priviliges are not a system requirement.

What they say is, "Administrative privileges on the system."

What they mean is, "A long and drawn out discussion with your system administrators, wherein you have to show up with page 49 photocopied and properly highlighted, insist that you do know what you're talking about, let them know you have indeed tried logging in as a non-administrator and it doesn't work, and generally sit there and try to keep a smile on until they agree you're going to be an administrator, just like you requested four days ago."

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