# Windows Installation (not portable)

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/windows-installation-not-portable/21705>\
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**Created:** [April 20, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/windows-installation-not-portable/21705 "2019-04-20T04:30:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/windows-installation-not-portable/21705/6 "2019-04-22T03:58:50Z")

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> [@Patch](#):
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> **Using the Windows installer**  
> Selecting “c:\Program Files” or “c:\Program Files (x86)” however this gives and installation error.

A solution to this is:

**Run the installer from an administrator command prompt**

1. Login as an administrator
2. Navigate to and/or download the Manager installation file Manager.msi
3. Right click on Manager.msi → Properties → Select path → Copy
4. Open a command prompt run as a administrator

- Start menu → Accessories (or search for cmd.exe)
- Right click Command prompt → Run as administrator

1. In command prompt window

- Type double quote "
- Right click-\> Paste (to insert the path copied above)
- Type back slash \
- Type Manager.msi (or copy file name from properties window or file manger)
- Type double Quote "
- Press enter key to run the msi

**During installation**  
Select the installation directory c:\Programs → changes to “C:\Program Files (x86)”  
but otherwise appears to run successfully

**Move the created short cuts to shared menus**

- Start menu → Programs → Right click “Manager” select open → Click on the parent directory → Select then cut the Manager directory
- Start menu → Programs → Navigate to where you want Manager menu to be → Right click on a shared directory & select open → Paste the Manager directory
- Move or delete the Task bar and desktop short cuts

**Correct the short cut icons**

1. Login to the computer as an ordinary windows user
2. Select the "Manager shortcut → right click → properties → Short cut tab → click change icon → Navigate c:\Programs (x86)\Manager → click OK
3. Select the Manager uninstall short cut → right click → properties → Short cut tab → click change icon → navigate to c:\Windows\SystWOW64\msiexec.exe → click OK

In summary, not a lot easier than just copying the source files to a appropriate directory and manually creating the shortcut.

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