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From: clipka
Date: 4 Feb 2015 11:09:39
Message: <54d24443$1@news.povray.org>

Am 04.02.2015 um 13:25 schrieb Mike Horvath:
> I think this has to do with the user account I used to install the program.
>
> How do I install povray on Windows 7 so that my non-admin account can
> use it? If I try to install as a regular user, then I can't install into
> Program Files. If I install as an admin, then all the support files get
> placed in the admin's Documents directory, and I am locked out.
>
> Help!

Have a look at this:

http://wiki.povray.org/content/Documentation:Windows_Section_3#The_.2FINSTALL_and_.2FQINSTALL_switches

I've never had a closer look at this option, so I must leave it up to 
you to figure out the details, but it's designed for exactly the 
situation you're describing.

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