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Outlook Connector Updates Fail when not Administrator
I just launched Outlook today, and Outlook Connector wanted to install an
update. Well, I almost never run as Administrator: I'm usually a Power User. The installer failed when it attempted to uninstall the previous version (at least, that is what the error message implied). So first, I tried to run the Windows Live Installer to install the updated version of Connector, but it does not recognize that Connector needs to be updated. So I then ran Outlook as Administrator (Because you cannot right-click on the Outlook icon and click "Run As...", I launched a command prompt as Administrator, navigated to the folder Outlook is installed in, and then launched Outlook). However, I do not have any Connector accounts setup under the Administrator account, so Connector under Administrator does not notice that it needs to update. So, I had to setup one of my current accounts with the Administrator account's Outlook to get Connector to update. This is all very annoying, but still doable (by those of us who know how to get around). I would prefer a system where the installer asks for Administrator Privleges when it starts up so that I do not have to do all this "Run As..." stuff, but I haven't seen any applications anywhere that do anything like that. So, at the very least, I would really like to have Connector be able to check for updates without having to have a connector account installed. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...installat ion |
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