Re: [Qgis-user] Installing QGIS 3.14 or 3.16 on Windows: it only runs as administrator

2020-10-31 Thread Jorge Gustavo Rocha
Hi Bo, Thanks for the feedback. You are right. I was installing QGIS in a municipality where the computers are configured by the IT dept. It was a brand new computer, but I guess it was deployed with some predefined configuration. I was able to change the QGIS startup settings and it now runs al

Re: [Qgis-user] Installing QGIS 3.14 or 3.16 on Windows: it only runs as administrator

2020-10-31 Thread Bo Victor Thomsen
Hi Jorge - If it's an so-called "enterprise" setup of the new Windows PC, the IT department might have mucked around with all sorts of security and userdata setups. QGIS needs to have read/write access to the %userdata% path to read and write parameter settings, installing and loading plugins

Re: [Qgis-user] Installing QGIS 3.14 or 3.16 on Windows: it only runs as administrator

2020-10-29 Thread Charles Dixon-Paver
Sounds to me like it could be permissions issue, or could be group policy related or something depending on the environment. I would start by going to C:\OSGeo4W64, check the properties>>security>>advanced and add a new rule for the current user with full control, just to see what happens... Rega

[Qgis-user] Installing QGIS 3.14 or 3.16 on Windows: it only runs as administrator

2020-10-29 Thread Jorge Gustavo Rocha
Hi, I'm trying to install QGIS using OSGeo4W on a new Windows 10 computer. I've tried several options. I started with the "express desktop install". The installation runs smoothly. After installation, the splash screen appear and goes until the message: QGIS is ready! But then, nothing happens.