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How do I install XBMC under Standard user account so that addons that need elevated privlages work correctly and can be started when Win 7 starts?
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I'm sure you have a great reason for needing/wanting to setup XBMC this way, but I've found UAC to be such a hassle with an HTPC that I finally just turned it off. In my case the computer is dedicated to HTPC usage, so I don't have to worry about another person doing something strange on the machine. My advice from experience is that you will find your life much easier if you simply launch XBMC from an admin account and turn off UAC. So if you can do that, I would.
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2013-01-05, 09:22
(This post was last modified: 2013-01-05, 09:27 by Fry7.)
If you're htpc starts XBMC right after (an automated) login from your restricted user, you could create a scheduled task which executes xbmc.exe with administrative rights in the event of exactly that user logging in.
No other (elegant) way I know of with UAC activated.
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2013-01-06, 15:22
(This post was last modified: 2013-01-06, 15:24 by StartCodon.)
What about just navigating to the XBMC executable in C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC (or wherever it is) > right click > properties > compatibility > run as admin?
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