Admin versus non-Admin installs for Autodesk Design Review

The Extended Design Group is investigating as to whether we should continue to offer non-Admin and Admin installs for the Autodesk Design Review application in the future or whether we should offer it with Admin install only.

Many organizations have moved away from non-Admin installs but we are well aware that there are users out there who would prefer it if we continue to offer it the way we have been.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could find a few minutes and share your thoughts and/or concerns on the subject by replying to this post or by emailing me directly at volker.joseph@autodesk.com, should you prefer to remain anonymous.

Thank you.
Volker Joseph
EDG Beta Manager

Comments

[GCW Jeff]

Please make it admin only. Non-Admin only confuses the user. If a company wants to lock out their users from installing software, you shouldn't be getting around it for them (hear me google toolbar?). And if a company doesn't care about people installing software (Virus, Inc. for instance) then they won't lock them out and they can install it.

[Bert Dreifuss]

Please continue to offer Non-Admin installs. Many of our customers do not have administrative rights on their PCs, yet require the DWF viewer to use our web application.

Thank you.

[GCW Jeff]

Then their IT department should install it for them. Who is a user to say if a particular software is safe, compatable with their network or compatable with their system or not?

[Volker Joseph]

This is a decision that has to be taken at senior level here and I will forward all your feedback to the correct recipient.

Thank you, all.

[Jig]

I am having great difficulty with this installations, as none of our users have admin rights on there PC's, would you be able to give us a work around???

regards

[Volker Joseph]

Autodesk Design Review 2008 does allow installations by Administrators and/or users.