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Knowledgebase Tips and How-to Articles for ApexSQL Tools Minimum permissions required to install and use ApexSQL products Applies to All ApexSQL products; Windows 7 x32/x64 and below; Windows Server 2008 R2 x32/x64 and below Summary This article covers the minimum permissions required to successfully install and use ApexSQL products Description - Installing In order to install ApexSQL products, the account used to start the installation has to have administrative privileges - Usage ApexSQL Edit is used as a sample product, however the text applies to all ApexSQL products The possible scenarios are: • ApexSQL Edit is installed in %ProgramFiles%\ApexSQL\ or %ProgramFiles(x86)%\ApexSQL\ and UAC is nonexistent or disabled • ApexSQL Edit is installed in %ProgramFiles%\ApexSQL\ApexSQL2008 or %ProgramFiles(x86)%\ApexSQL\ApexSQLEdit2008 and UAC is enabled In this case the output is automatically redirected to the VirtualStore\Program Files\ApexSQL folder, located in %AppDataLocal% • ApexSQL Edit is installed in a custom location In all of the scenarios, the minimum permissions required over the installation folder are  As the additional files and folders necessary for the product to run properly are stored in %AppDataLocal%\ApexSQL, the minimum permissions required over the %AppDataLocal%\ApexSQL folder are also Read & execute, List folder contents, Read and Write Last updated November 24, 2011 Labels: General |
