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by bustachili
08 Mar 2017, 01:48
Forum: Help
Topic: Install on Multiple PCs
Replies: 11
Views: 2791

Re: Install on Multiple PCs

Actually, that is the statement that is confusing to me as it seems to conflict with the following statement: "This includes installation on portable storage devices (USB memory sticks) and even use on different computers, provided that FreeFileSync was already activated (during first start) on...
by bustachili
06 Mar 2017, 21:42
Forum: Help
Topic: Install on Multiple PCs
Replies: 11
Views: 2791

Re: Install on Multiple PCs

Hi Zenju, thanks for the reply. I still have a couple of questions. 1) You answered "yes" and provided a link to to FAQ. I read the FAQ and I am still confused about what you mean by a single user installing vs multi user. You seem to imply that installing on multiple computers can be cons...
by bustachili
01 Mar 2017, 23:08
Forum: Help
Topic: Install on Multiple PCs
Replies: 11
Views: 2791

Re: Install on Multiple PCs

Hi Zenju, thanks for the reply. I didn't capture the full error message beyond what I listed above. The second PC that produced the error was my work laptop. Our corporate firewall blocks access to the freefilesync.org domain. I'm assuming that when I tried launching the app on the work laptop while...
by bustachili
27 Feb 2017, 23:24
Forum: Help
Topic: Install on Multiple PCs
Replies: 11
Views: 2791

Install on Multiple PCs

Are there instructions somewhere that document the steps for installing either the "exe" or "zip" versions on multiple PCs? I have a donation version of both from the links I receceived after donating. I unzipped the portable version, started the app, closed the app, zipped the e...
by bustachili
22 Apr 2016, 21:12
Forum: Help
Topic: Version 8.0 does not work on Windows XP
Replies: 7
Views: 3682

Re: Version 8.0 does not work on Windows XP

The consistency check was relaxed in v8.1. Try again with the latest version. See my experience similar to your's in this post: viewtopic.php?t=2482
by bustachili
22 Apr 2016, 21:02
Forum: Help
Topic: Question: Installation Without Windows Admin Privilege?
Replies: 4
Views: 3082

Re: Question: Installation Without Windows Admin Privilege?

I'm reporting back that this now mostly works. I donated and downloaded v8.1. I installed it on my home machine in "portable" mode. I then copied the install directory to a flash drive and copied to my work computer. FFS runs perfectly well now on my home and work computers without having ...
by bustachili
20 Apr 2016, 18:43
Forum: Help
Topic: Question: Installation Without Windows Admin Privilege?
Replies: 4
Views: 3082

Question: Installation Without Windows Admin Privilege?

Is it possible to install FreeFileSync without Windows Admin privilege? I have a business laptop and my user account does not have administrator privilege. When I try to run the setup program, I am prompted by Windows UAC to enter an administrator password. Is it possible to unzip the files to a cus...