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Whether a user is an administrator or a limited user account, they can initiate an update. This ability for limited user accounts to do a software update through the service will land separately from the service and is being tracked in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=711475 Bug 711475]. | Whether a user is an administrator or a limited user account, they can initiate an update. This ability for limited user accounts to do a software update through the service will land separately from the service and is being tracked in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=711475 Bug 711475]. | ||
== Service installation | == Service installation == | ||
The service will be installed for users automatically via | The service will be installed for users automatically via application update. There are reasons why the service will not be installed though: | ||
* An x64 native build is being used. | * An x64 native build is being used (this also applies to the installer). | ||
* An OS lower than XP is being used. | * An OS lower than XP is being used (this also applies to the installer). | ||
* The update is being performed as a limited user account. | * The update is being performed as a limited user account (this also applies to the installer). | ||
* The service was previously installed and manually uninstalled. (registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\MaintenanceService and value Attempted=1 means it will never be attempted on update again). | * The service was previously installed and manually uninstalled. (registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\MaintenanceService and value Attempted=1 means it will never be attempted on application update again). | ||
For the installer, if the service is not installed, there will be a checkbox in the installer for whether or not to install the service component. | |||
The service can be uninstalled separately; it shows up as a new item under add/remove programs. | The service can be uninstalled separately; it shows up as a new item under add/remove programs. | ||