Is it possible to install ParaTExt 7.5 without administrator rights?

Question

Continuing the discussion from Paratext 7.5 won't update as a regular user on Windows in-XP. What can I do?:

Paratext 7.5 won't update as a regular user on Windows in-XP. What can I do?

(Robert Hunt writes)

I installed PT7.5 on Win-XP as administrator, but run as a regular user. However, it keeps downloading an update and then failing to install it, with the pop-up command window saying administrator access is required. I think PT7.4 allowed updates as a regular user?

Do I need to change some file permissions?

By the way, where are the PUD files automatically downloaded to?

Even when logged on as administrator it just seems to keep saying something like “Update is downloading” but never seems to get anywhere.

Related: Is it possible to install ParaTExt 7.5 on Windows 7 without administrator rights?

Answer 1

It is not possible to install Paratext without administrator rights. This is a requirement from the Windows OS that you can’t install programs to locations accessible by everyone on the machine without admin rights. This is very unlikely to change.

EDIT: For clarification, I should mention that installing and updating Paratext will need admin privileges.

Also note that Windows XP will not be supported starting from Paratext 8.0 as Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014.