Is there a way to allow non admin users to install a product or product updates?

[PPro]

I have an installer that consists of an EXE that gets placed in "C:\Program Files (x86)" and it creates some registry keys in HKLM. Is it possible to make it so that non-admin users can run the installer and not get an elevated privileges prompt?

Or if an admin users installs the application, would it be possible for non-admin users to install updates to the application? When I searched around for solutions, the options I found were: a) use GPO to roll out an update or b) use digitally signed patches. I was hoping to find a more simple solution.

How do most people handle this? We're trying to avoid having an admin user log into many machines to install updates to a product. Thanks.

[Ulrich]

If an application is deployed into the ProgramFiles folder and it writes to the HKLM, then admin rights are required. You can use GPO for deployment for this, so the user won't need to interact with the MSI. I am unsure that digitally signing the package will change anything in this case.

Ulrich

[PPro]

Thanks for confirming this.