How do I Install Steam without Admin

[Conman]

Does anyone know how I can install steam without admin permission

[DaVinMan]

Originally posted by vlad54rus:

There is another way to install steam and most games without admin rights.
Open notepad, paste this:
cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" "%1""
Save as run_as_invoker.bat
Drag steam installer(or any other program installer) on it.

Thanks Vlad! That works for installing Steam, and it will even update itself successfully and it seems to log me in fine; with a couple of minor error messages. However, it is unable to actually to the initial data retrieval of my account, so it just errors out and quits. I suspect they do some stuff in the registry that's outside the user area, so it gets stopped in its tracks.

But it was fun to try!

For the curious: I got handed a locked down PC that I simply cannot get administrator rights for. Regardless, I would like to play the occasional game on it. Oh well, I'll have to check out the DRM free titles I have on GOG. Some of those should work.

[vlad[54rus]]

Originally posted by DaVinMan:

Thanks Vlad!

I'm glad it helped you.
If you want to hack into admin account or grant youself admin rights, add and pm me, i'll try to help you.

[Washell]

Originally posted by DaVinMan:

I got handed a locked down PC that I simply cannot get administrator rights for.

If the drive isn't encrypted, and you have physical access to the hardware, you can get admin rights.

As for the whole thread, getting the client to run without admin rights is pointless, since virtually every game will want to run Visual C/DirectX or their own installers which all need admin rights to run properly. And everything else you can do within the client, you can also do in a browser.

Originally posted by DaVinMan:

Oh well, I'll have to check out the DRM free titles I have on GOG. Some of those should work.

DRM is only of the many hurdles.

[kelly]

Originally posted by Viper:

You should be paying attention in class otherwise your life will pretty much be a failure. What you know does not get you ahead. The degrees you have and what people THINK you know gets you ahead. its all about the resume....

OK Boomer

[j4]

Originally posted by BloodForTheBloodGod:

Originally posted by Viper:

You should be paying attention in class otherwise your life will pretty much be a failure. What you know does not get you ahead. The degrees you have and what people THINK you know gets you ahead. its all about the resume....

OK Boomer

same bro

[Mikke]

What if you want steam on a school computer? Is there a way?

[SpunkyJones]

Originally posted by Izumi Konata:

What if you want steam on a school computer? Is there a way?

Sure, talk to the admin guys.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Izumi Konata:

What if you want steam on a school computer? Is there a way?

If administrater/IT depatrment provides rights for you or they install it. If the do then you would have issues with account security for using a a share computer and other users install cheats and stuff. Not recommended for the same reason it isn't recommended to use a computer that isn't yours.