Is there a way to install Logos 4 to the Program Files directory structure? My IT group has disabled my ability to run apps from the Appdata\Local structure and instructed me to move this program. For the record, I'm running Win 7 Pro 64-bit.
Chris
Hi Chris - and welcome to the forums
There was a similar thread to this recently where Bradley (from Logos) "strongly advised against this".
Please see http://community.logos.com/forums/p/77180/540141.aspx#540141 for some context
That particular thread had a good resolution - hope it helps with your issue.
Graham
When Logos 4 (or 5, which is the latest version, and should be used if you're running Windows 7) is installed, you can choose a Custom Installation and set the install path.
However, Logos was designed to run from %localappdata%; it will most likely not function correctly if installed to C:\Program Files (x86), due to the elevation that is required to write to files within that folder.
My recommendation would be to see if an exception can be made (by your IT group) to allow %localappdata%\Logos\Logos.exe, %localappdata%\Logos\System\Logos.exe and %localappdata%\Logos\System\LogosIndexer.exe to run. If that's not possible, try installing to another folder (that's not C:\Program Files). If that's not allowed either, you could try installing to C:\Program Files, but note that this may require always running the program as Administrator. (Does your IT group allow you to run programs as Admin?)
Thanks for the quick replies Graham and Bradley. Our policies actually allow me to run as an admin normally. So my plan is to give the Program Files install a shot. I'll report back how I do. It will take me a day or two to make it happen.
I attempted to install Logos 4 to C:\Program Files (x86)\Logos4 but got an error that I couldn't install it to a System directory. So I installed it to a generic directory (D:\zPersonal\Logos4). It seems to work fine. Again, our policy is that I'm an admin on my box, so maybe that's why it works. I'll post if I have any unexpected troubles, but, as a pretty simple user, I seem to be able to do all the normal stuff.
Thanks again, Chris
So I installed it to a generic directory (D:\zPersonal\Logos4).
As a non-Admin user on my LAN I can create/own folders on drives outside of C:. Domain users like yourself could still be restricted, usually by size.
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