# Registry Issue when installing without administrator privledges **URL:** \ **Category:** Windows Beta (Archived)\ **Created:** [February 27, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/registry-issue-when-installing-without-administrator-privledges/49049 "2020-02-27T14:02:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeggen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@jeggen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/jeggen)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/registry-issue-when-installing-without-administrator-privledges/49049/1 "2020-02-27T14:02:14Z")
I use a computer that I do not have administrator privileges on. Everything seems to work fine with the installer except for one note at the end about post-install setup. “Problem running post-install setup. Installation may not complete correctly Could not set registry key HKEY\_CLASSES\_ROOT\x-scrivener-item REG\_SZ”. Error window is attached. I also receive a note that Scrivener could not create shortcut on the desktop. I’m not sure this causes any problems with the program but thought if the installer lets me install without administrative privileges it should probably work without errors. ![Annotation 2020-02-27 080202.jpg](https://dev.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/74c0058c6c011bea30feef53dc8a5bac7f32557e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jeggen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@jeggen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/jeggen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/registry-issue-when-installing-without-administrator-privledges/49049/2 "2020-04-16T20:04:04Z")
I just want to lift this up as an issue that still exists in Release Candidate 3. Not a major issue, but the only error I get when installing without administrative privileges.