SVN client on windows without administrator rights

Question

I am trying to install an svn client on a friend's work windows laptop without much success. It seems that everyone is using TortoiseSVN nowadays, which unfortunately doesn't install without administrator access. Is there any way around it or another client I can try?

I don't need anything fancy - just basic http/https, but a GUI is very much preferred over a command line client.

Thanks!

Answer 1

There's a huge list of them here on Wikipedia, that should give you a few options, but I believe that SmartSVN is good (not used it, only had a look)

Answer 2

1. How about executing from a removable USB drive?
2. Check out http://www.crossloop.com
3. Fog Creek's Copilot might work, though I know little about it. https://www.copilot.com/

Answer 3

I just verified that both SmartSVN and RapidSVN mentioned previously require administrator access to insatll on Windows, just like TortoiseSVN.

:(

Answer 4

RapidSVN works quite happily without being installed.

Unfortunately - it's only packaged as an installer exe.

What you need to do is install RapidSVN on some machine where you DO have admin rights, and copy the RapidSVN folder from program files onto a USB drive or the hard drive of the machine you want to run it on. You can then run 'RapidSVN.exe' from any machine, and it works quite happily.

Answer 5

http://portableapps.com/node/6767

RapidSVN Portable