Why would I bother asking a question if I know the answer?
Perhaps you hadn't thought of it... there were quite a few things you
hadn't thought about in your question...I addressed my reply
appropriately, I hoped. We get very few mindreaders in here...
Could be. But I have installed probably a hundred freewares and
never had that experience. The new policy will take a scapegoat away
from the tech people however. All in all, of course, I don't blame
them for the policy.
A hundred freeware apps, and not one problem? Gosh, clearly we're in
the presence of someone highly skilled, or lucky.
You seemed to have thought I was asking for that kind of advice from
you. lol. You didn't know the answer to my question, but you wanted to say
something. No, my question was exactly what it was, nothing else. My
mistake. I should have given less information for you to confuse yourself
with.
Just trying to be helpful - from the way you worded your OP I'd be
surprised if many people thought it was worth the bother of answering.
But since you want to take that tack, here are a few questions for
you.
If you're so up on the subject, how come you didn't think it important
to state which OS you're using? Getting past W9x 'admin' is a piece of
cake.NT..W2000...WinXP...Linux - whole 'nother game.
Did you think there was a 'one size fits all' answer to your
question...are we talking Metapad, or Pegasus 4.12...or even Open
Office?
Do you know your way around the registry? Do you know how to register
a DLL for example?
Of course, it stands to reason that the best person to know an app's
requirements regarding installation would be ( wait for it )... the
author! Something else you hadn't thought of?
Bear in mind too that although you personally asked the question,
there may be others out there to whom the question and the answer
given was pertinent - good advice is good advice, even if you`ve heard
it before. Not pissing off your network administrator is one of the
many ways to make friends and succeed in business.
Your lack of consideration and grace on such a simple, human matter
bodes ill for your future. If this is how you repay politeness then
one day someone meaner and far, far nastier than you is going to
decide you're worth their special attention. What goes round comes
round.
There is a way to do what you want to do ( depending on the OS ) - and
it involves another computer, a certain freeware app, a backup device
and a little patience - but I seem to be too unworthy and confused to
go into detail.
Goodbye.
