Why write-protected directories for own scripts?

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August 26, 2010
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PS CS5 (Trial), Win7/64, logged in without administrator rights, UAC activated

Hello,

I want to use "ScriptListener.8li". Therefore I have to copy it into the write-protected directory: "i:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\Automate"

The same for own scripts. But copying my scripts into "i:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64 Bit)\Presets\Scripts" is only possible with administrator rights.

Question 1: Am I right?

But I don't want to use such write-protected directories. Instead e.g. "i:\Users\sgroteloh\AppData\Roaming"

Question 2: Is this possible? And if not, why?

Thanks, Carlos -- hmm, very cumbersome without adminstrator rights

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Harbs.

Legend

Another option is (free) Script Bay. It can run scripts which reside anywhere on your computer:

http://in-tools.com/wordpress/script-bay/script-panel-replacement-for-the-entire-creative-suite

Harbs

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Michael_L_Hale

Inspiring

Harbs, that is a great panel. But wouldn't the OP need admin rights to install it?

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Anonymous

Firtst I opened the Adobe Extension Manager with administrator rights and then imported the panel -- not directly per double click.

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Michael_L_Hale

Inspiring

Can not help with the plug-in but if you choose File-Scripts-Browse you can run a script that is anywhere on your system. A script only has to be in the scripts folder if you want it to show up in the scripts menu without the need to browse. But you could make actions from often run scripts to avoid browsing for them.

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