My canon i70 requires admin rights to install when I am logged on as a normal user, any ideas why?

Question

I have tried adding the user to a "Power User" group and have used Gpedit.msc to add the permission for the user to add and remove drivers, to no avail. Any suggestions? My system is XP.

Answer 1

Lots of software installations require administrator privileges because they need to update/change the core operating system files. A normal user isn't allowed make changes to the registry that a new device (like a printer) requires to be visible, whenever it's connected, regardless of who's logged on...

Either grant the user administrator rights, or login as administrator to perform the installation.