At work, I am allowed to install software on my own as long as it doesn't touch the registry or require Administrator rights. I can install things like Total Commander, Eclipse, or Opera USB , for example.
However, VirtualBox won't install because it needs Administrator rights. I am NOT looking for a way to get around the Administrator role (meaning a cheat to grab Administrator rights by a back door or such.) I am simply asking if there is a workaround for installing it without having to be Administrator. I suspect not, but I thought I'd ask. I've considered installing it on a different machine and then transferring the files, but I have no idea what it does in the registry and if that would even work.
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At work, I am allowed to install software on my own as long as it doesn't touch the registry or require Administrator rights. I can install things like Total Commander, Eclipse, or Opera USB , for example.
However, VirtualBox won't install because it needs Administrator rights. I am NOT looking for a way to get around the Administrator role (meaning a cheat to grab Administrator rights by a back door or such.) I am simply asking if there is a workaround for installing it without having to be Administrator. I suspect not, but I thought I'd ask. I've considered installing it on a different machine and then transferring the files, but I have no idea what it does in the registry and if that would even work.
Thanks and a hat tip...
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