Running installer from mapped drive asks for login

[Sean S]

Hi all,

I have a mapped drive on a NAS that has all my downloaded software on it.
When I run one of the installers it always asks for a login. What gives? I'm
already logged into the drive. Why is it asking for login again? How do I
stop this annoying behaviour?

Sean.

 

[Bob F.]

When you run the install program it is actually executing on your main
machine and not the server. Some of the support files may be written to be
put in a folder adjacent to the Source file your are trying to install.
This may be what's prompting the logon to your server request. Try moving
the install file to a folder in the "Program Files" folder, named
appropriately. Then run Install from there.

 

[Sean S]

Some of the support files may be written to be
put in a folder adjacent to the Source file your are trying to install.

Even if it it trying to write to the folder it's in I have write permission
to that folder and am already logged in. Why is it asking for login *again*?

 

[Bob F.]

Because it's the installer trying to access the folder not you Windows
Explorer. There's a big difference in how that happens.

 

[Pavel A.]

Even if it it trying to write to the folder it's in I have write
permission
to that folder and am already logged in. Why is it asking for login
*again*?

Because mapped network drives belong to the Intranet security zone rather
than Local machine.
Some kinds of setup are sensitive to this.

Regards,
--PA