Installing ch340 driver without admin access

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I'm trying to use a chinese clone arduino uno on a university computer. I don't have admin access so I can't install the usb driver and hence can't see it in the port list on my arduino ide. I want to use processing to talk to the arduino board using the firmata library.

Any tips how I can get this to work? Is there some way to upload the code onto the arduino from another computer then plug the board into the university computer and control it from firmata in processing?
Thanks!

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Without the driver on the university computer you are at a stop point and it is almost impossible to go any further.

Even with Firmata you need to be able to see the board at the university and no driver means no seeing the board or being able to talk to it.

Your best bet is to speak to your IT dept. and get them to fix the issue.

Outside the UNI you can clearly do a driver install on a computer and run the board as you see fit.