Version 7.0.1a9 only detects companion app with admin privileges

madcynic

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Dec 2, 2017, 5:10:05 PM12/2/17

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I have it installed on FF 57 on a Win 10 64-bit system. Now I really don't want my browser to run on Admin privileges, because of...reasons. But if I don't, I keep getting the window to install the companion app all the time.

mig

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Dec 2, 2017, 7:31:29 PM12/2/17

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It takes admin privileges to install the companion app, because it's an application you install, but then both Firefox and VDH companion app run at user level.

madcynic

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Dec 3, 2017, 1:07:28 PM12/3/17

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That may as well be, but on my system it shows the app as "not installed" when I check on a regular Firefox. When I use an admin-privileged Firefox, it shows as installed and works as intended.
Clicking on details it tells me "Checking companion app returned: Failed to create process"

Same with a10, btw.

mig

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Dec 3, 2017, 4:13:12 PM12/3/17

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No one else reported such an issue.

Can you try to reinstall the coapp as a non-admin regular user ? I guess the app will then be able to run as normal user.

madcynic

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Dec 6, 2017, 6:42:54 AM12/6/17

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I tried that just now. Issue persists.

mig

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Dec 6, 2017, 7:01:04 AM12/6/17

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In your initial post, you wrote "I don't want my browser to run on Admin privileges". Did you do anything special in your Windows setup about this ?
So far, about the coapp have been installed by about one million windows users and no one else reported that particular issue, so i guess you must have a very specific setup.

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