iTunes Setup Install Switches/Non-Admin Install?

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iTunes Setup Install Switches/Non-Admin Install?

So I'm trying to install iTunes on my computer to a secondary drive (D:\iTunes\) and without admin. The installer needs admin because it can write to restricted locations but it needs admin even if it doesn't write to those folders. When I extract the installer I get a bunch of MSI files and a SetupAdmin.exe file which I assume does the installation. I found a solution online to use set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker but that only applies to the MSI file, not the actual setup application. When I run the setup application with this it exits because it tries to install to ProgramFiles instead of the secondary drive where I want it to. Also it doesn't have a gui. So my question is, what command-line switches (have to use cmdline, no gui) can I use on SetupAdmin.exe to make it install to the secondary drive, or what can I use to make iTunes to install without admin?

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 11:04 AM

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turingtest2

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Oct 6, 2020 12:10 PM in response to 5ynt4x_3rr0r_

I'd generally recommend you install the iTunes application on your primary system drive. You can have the library on a different drive, and if needed have iOS device backups redirected too. See Make a split library portable - Apple Community for general advice. There is an option while installing iTunes to choose where the application is installed, but the other components always install to the system drive so there is no significant space saving to be had there.

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Oct 7, 2020 11:21 AM in response to turingtest2

I wish Windows had xattr...

I still need a non-admin install. iTunes for Windows needs to go the route of Chrome/uTorrent/etc. that install to AppData.

EDIT: reading that first line I don't see how xattr would be useful to me right now

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turingtest2

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Oct 7, 2020 2:01 PM in response to 5ynt4x_3rr0r_

Why can you not simply run the installer as is? Looking at my programs control panel the Apple components run to about 850Mb of which 403Mb application is the one the installer should let you put on a different drive. Keeping your library on a different drive can be achieved without worrying about where the app is installed.

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turingtest2

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Oct 7, 2020 4:26 PM in response to 5ynt4x_3rr0r_

Is this a machine you have full control over, or one that belongs to a company that has policies in place that limit your ability to install software or make other changes? You should be able to install iTunes with the standard rights of a single user. You may be able to right-click the setup file and use Run as Administrator to elevate the installer's privilege.

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Answer 5

Oct 7, 2020 4:09 PM in response to turingtest2

I still need a non-admin install

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