avisynth 2.5.5 needs administrator rights to install

[daveidmx]

Heya folks,

I recently tried to install avisynth 2.5.5 over 2.5.4

I receive an error message from the installer saying:You need administrator rights to install AviSynth! \r\n\r\n (Could not write to registry)
the progress bar is probably about 20% across when this occurs.

I of course have administrator rights, but for good measure, I also did a "Run as" with the admin account. same result.

uninstall-restart-install yields same result.
install 2.5.4 works successfully.

WinXP Pro SP1 - Pentium-M-755
didn't find the install log, let me know where it is if there is one.

any ideas?

[esby]

"(Could not write to registry)"

Are you sure some application is not protecting the registry? ( for example norton anti virus).

If yes, try to disable it before installing it.

if avs 2.54 is already installed, you could just overwrite the dll too.

esby

[daveidmx]

@esby-
good thought, but there is nothing i am aware of protecting the registry.

avisynth 2.5.4 will install fine even after uninstall.

do you know of a link to the binaries without the installer app?

[esby]

i reinstalled 2.55; and copied the dll from my /windir/system32...
and rared it ... http://esby.free.fr/perso/avisynth.rar

esby

[daveidmx]

@esby

well first round testing has been successful! i copied it over 2.5.4 and "version()" reports 2.55.

now i just have to hope the new features don't need any registry stuff or support files. i'll post if i have any problems.

thank you!

[billou2k]

Same problem here...
I've install 2.55 successfully on several machines.. but one of them just keeps asking for admin rights (which I too have) and mentions that registry problem... and no software I'm aware of protects the registry...