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### Please describe the problem.
When installing the windows aplha dated 2013-06-21 12:17 it gives an error:

Error opening file for writing:
c:\program files (x86)\Git\cmd\git-annex.exe
Abort,retry or ignore?

If you run as administrator it works.



### What steps will reproduce the problem?

Download the alpha installer and run as normal user.

### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
Windows 7 64 bit


### Please provide any additional information below.

[[!format sh """
# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log


# End of transcript or log.
"""]]

[[!meta title="windows installer fails unless run as admin user"]]

> [[dup|done]] of
> [[git-annex_does_not_install_on_windows_without_admin_rights]] --[[Joey]]