Question / Help Can't Run OBS

[FireTiger817]

Hello,
I tried to download and install OBS Studio because I would like to record with my friends on games but I need a free recorder. I got it to download, but when I get the setup.exe, if I try to run it, it wants the admin password and I don't know what it is. I tried other recording things and I always get the same problem: they want me to run as administrator. If they do not want me to run as administrator, I still get the error: "Do you want to allow this program to make changes to this computer? To continue, type an administrator password and click Yes." Problem is, I don't have the admin password to do so.

I guess what I am asking is, is there a way I can use OBS Studio without having the administrator password?

Thanks,
~Fire

 

[Harold]

Doubtful.

 

[Suslik V]

Try zip version of the OBS Studio. If it is still require "admin", then probably you need to have admin rights to run it.

 

[FireTiger817]

Try zip version of the OBS Studio. If it is still require "admin", then probably you need to have admin rights to run it.

Could you get me a link for the zip version please?

 

[Jack0r]

https://obsproject.com/download -> click on download zip

 

[FireTiger817]

https://obsproject.com/download -> click on download zip

thanks

 

[FireTiger817]

How do I get the zip version to work?

 

[Jack0r]

Extract the full content to a folder of your liking. Then go into this folder -> then into "bin" -> "32bit" and create a shortcut to the obs32.exe file you can find in there.
Move the shortcut to your desktop or start menu to have it ready when its needed.

 

[FireTiger817]

It worked! Thank you!

 

[RyanCrafter5]

Hello there, I am also trying to use obs and I followed all of these steps, but I got this message in the end: ( read attached file ) Anybody know what to do?

 

[Harold]

You need to install the visual studio 2017 runtimes from https://obsproject.com/visual-studio-2017-runtimes
You need to install BOTH x86 and x64, and since you're on windows 7, you also need to make sure your windows updates are actually up to date.

 

[Suslik V]

@RyanCrafter5 google for "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015" as well (both x64 and x86).

 

[RyanCrafter5]

it requires an admin password, which I don't have

might have to stick to screencast-o-matic
:/

 

[Suslik V]

@RyanCrafter5 Ask admin to install the application for you then.

 

[Lumine]

You need to install the visual studio 2017 runtimes from https://obsproject.com/visual-studio-2017-runtimes
You need to install BOTH x86 and x64, and since you're on windows 7, you also need to make sure your windows updates are actually up to date.

When i try to install it it says it has failed on both and when i checked the logs on both of them it says