An administrative account is necessary to install LoggerNet on Windows XP. The installation process creates directories in C:Program Files and creates keys in the Registry. A normal "user" account can run LoggerNet on Windows XP if the following rights are allowed for that user account:
1. Allow full access to files in the directory where LoggerNet is installed. By default, this directory is:
c:program filescampbellsciloggernet
2. Allow full access to files in the working directory for LoggerNet. By default, this directory is:
c:campbellsciloggernet
3. Allow full access to several files that will be created and updated in the Windows directory:
csl_cs32.ini
sms.ini
splitw.ini
view.ini
4. Allow full access to the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECampbell Scientific
Beginning with LoggerNet 3.0 only normal "user" rights are required to run LoggerNet, though an administrative account is still required to install it.