Permanently register DAQ or other administrator access workaround

Hi,

I am using a MCC DAQ device and have found that I need to run MATLAB as an administrator and then call 'daqregister' each time which is kind of a pain in the rear end, not to mention impossible if I can't run things as an administrator due to network settings. Is there any work around I could do on the back end of MATLAB to permanently register the device, or at the very least not have to have administrator rights to use?

Thanks, Shaun

Answer 1

[Shaun VanWeelden]

Officially impossible? It is looking like the problem might be more with the daqmex more so than daqregister? Either way, is there really no work around to this?

[Walter Roberson]

I would recommend contacting technical support. The people who know about the daq software usually do not visit here on even-numbered Saturdays.

[Shaun VanWeelden]

I called them this morning, technical support swears up and down there is no work around to this, but I was wondering if all the daqregister command does is add the dll to the registry, couldn't a user without admin rights still make that change to the registry on the local machine? And if so, couldn't MATLAB call a batch file to automatically do this?

I am not really too familiar with this area, but it seems at least in my head plausible, anything stand out to you Walter that could make this challenging?

[Walter Roberson]

My impression has always been that you need admin rights to make any changes to the registry. I never really thought about it seriously, though, as I do not use MS Windows much at all.