The dialog is part of Windows' User Account Control (UAC) feature. The reason the dialog is shown is because the Houdini installer requires administrator rights in order to install. There are a number of ways to work around the UAC dialog, and which is the best solution will depend on your particular use case. As a suggestion, try running the installer from a process that is already running as an administrator. For example, a Windows Service that is running as an administrator.
I just want to add a warning to take computer security seriously. Before you try to bypass the UAC dialog, you should understand why it exists, and what risks there are in trying to get rid of it.
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Technical Discussion » Silent Install for Windows
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Technical Discussion » Invalid signature Houdini 16.0.671
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Try deleting and downloading the installer again. Make sure the installer has downloaded completely before you try to run it.
Houdini Indie and Apprentice » Moved to Linux— need to build VFX Platform?
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You do not need to build the VFX reference platform yourself. You will need to make sure that you have installed a recent enough graphics driver (supports OpenGL 3.3).
Edited by christopherw - June 23, 2017 13:08:28
Technical Discussion » Installation bug or not?
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You shouldn't be installing Houdini to a folder that already contains a Houdini installation. There are a number of ways to solve this problem. From best to worst:
- Don't install the new version of Houdini to the same location as the previous one
- Uninstall the previous version yourself before running the new installer
- Don't use the “Uninstall Previous Version” when you install over top of an existing installation
Houdini Lounge » Win10 Start submenus
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That's a new “feature” of Windows 10. The Start menu cannot contain nested folders, any subfolders are ignored, and their content is shown under the top-level folder.
I haven't found anything from Microsoft saying so, but you can do a quick search for “windows 10 start menu subfolder” and find results like this post on StackOverflow [stackoverflow.com].
I haven't found anything from Microsoft saying so, but you can do a quick search for “windows 10 start menu subfolder” and find results like this post on StackOverflow [stackoverflow.com].
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