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Websphere 8.5 Installation - Windows Vista Administrative Privileges Error on Windows 8

I'm installing WebSphere 8.5 for developers on my local computer, and I'm running into an error message A screenshot and the message is listed below.

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"To run an application without administrative privileges on the Windows Vista operating >system, you must install the application package into a directory that is not virtualized. >The Program Files directory on Windows Vista is virtualized. To run an application with >administrative privileges after it is installed, right-click the package, and click "Run as >administrator"."

I'm actually on Windows 8 (64-bit), so this is a bit odd. How do I defeat this error?

Solution

  • Hello,
    Install it into non virtualized directory (so not into Program Files).
    It's always the best to use the shortest path possible, when installing Java based stuff on Windows. I prefer C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer etc.