# LatticeSearch Installation

Double-click `LatticeSearch-Setup.hta` to open the installer wizard. It runs with `mshta.exe` and does not require administrator rights for a normal per-user install.

Administrator mode installs the app under `C:\Program Files\LatticeSearch`, creates shared shortcuts, and can add a machine startup entry. No-admin mode installs under `%LOCALAPPDATA%\LatticeSearch`, creates per-user shortcuts, uses HKCU registry entries, and is the recommended path for most users.

The wizard lets you choose:

- install location
- right-click menu integration
- startup at login
- desktop shortcut
- Personal mode, which can scan everything except red-tape denied folders
- Work mode, which scans only the green-tape folders you choose

Right-click integration is per-user and reversible. It adds the existing Lattice move/copy/delete/find-similar entries plus `Lattice: Search this folder` for folders.

To uninstall, run `installer\uninstall.bat` from the installed copy or from this source folder. It removes shortcuts, startup entries, and right-click integration. It asks before deleting installed program files and does not remove data without confirmation.
