Kbase P161533: What is the WebClient Personal Install ?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
09/03/2010 |
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Status: Unverified
SYMPTOM(s):
What is the WebClient Personal Install ?
How does the WebClient Personal Install work ?
What is the supportsPersonalInstall parameter in the bootstrap.htm ?
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows
OpenEdge 10.2B
FIX:
supportsPersonalInstall is set to true in bootstrap.htm to force bootstrap.htm to check if there is a version of webclient installed that supports a personal (non-Administrator) install of the application. It does not by default make webclient/the application install as personal.
If the user already has a pre-10.2B webclient version installed,
bootstrap.htm would determine that webclient was installed, and skip the 10.2B webclient install and go straight to the application install. If the vendor wishes to allow/require users to install personal instances, this would fail, as the pre-10.2B WebClient would not be able to do personal installs. Setting supportsPersonalInstall=true forces bootstrap.htm to ignore the pre-10.2B WebClient, and instead go through the 10.2B+ webclient install.
If the user does not have a pre-10.2B webclient installed, this variable makes no difference. It is the user's account that determines whether WebClient and the application are personal installs or not, provided they are using WebClient 10.2B. Using a Win image (setup.exe), the install will default to a personal install unless the user is an Administrator.