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Since: Aug 10, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:28 am
Post subject: Administrator not recognized as such
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>vista>administration_accounts_passwords (more info?)
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Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
move it into C:\Windows.
Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
as an administrator. What's missing?
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Since: Aug 11, 2007
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:58 am
Post subject: RE: Administrator not recognized as such [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Actually Vista introduces new security policies to harden the system.
You must be able to install the softwares by right clicking on the
executable and clicking on run as administrator
"Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
> notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
> identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
> administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
> BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
> involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
> administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
> move it into C:\Windows.
>
> Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
> as an administrator. What's missing?
>
> Thanks |
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Since: Aug 10, 2007
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:00 am
Post subject: RE: Administrator not recognized as such [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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I've tried doing that but it just doesn't seem to recognize my account,
specified as belong to the group "administrators" as being an administrator.
I've run out of ideas or reasons for this. Any other ideas as to why this is
happening would be greatly appreciated.
"ask4jm" wrote:
> Actually Vista introduces new security policies to harden the system.
>
> You must be able to install the softwares by right clicking on the
> executable and clicking on run as administrator
>
>
> "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
>
> > Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
> > notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
> > identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
> > administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
> > BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
> > involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
> > administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
> > move it into C:\Windows.
> >
> > Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
> > as an administrator. What's missing?
> >
> > Thanks |
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Since: Aug 11, 2007
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:00 pm
Post subject: RE: Administrator not recognized as such [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Right click on My Computer->Manage to open Computer Management Console
Select System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users (on the left pane)
Now u should see the users listed on the right pane. Right click on the user
u r logging in and select properties.
Now select the Member Of tab and check if administrator is listed on the
top. If not you r not using an administrator account.
"Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> I've tried doing that but it just doesn't seem to recognize my account,
> specified as belong to the group "administrators" as being an administrator.
> I've run out of ideas or reasons for this. Any other ideas as to why this is
> happening would be greatly appreciated.
>
> "ask4jm" wrote:
>
> > Actually Vista introduces new security policies to harden the system.
> >
> > You must be able to install the softwares by right clicking on the
> > executable and clicking on run as administrator
> >
> >
> > "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> >
> > > Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
> > > notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
> > > identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
> > > administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
> > > BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
> > > involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
> > > administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
> > > move it into C:\Windows.
> > >
> > > Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
> > > as an administrator. What's missing?
> > >
> > > Thanks |
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Since: Aug 10, 2007
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:16 pm
Post subject: RE: Administrator not recognized as such [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Yep, the account is listed an a member of the Administrators group. Something
strange is going on here and I'm at a loss as to why a member of the
administrators group cannot function as an administrator. Is there anything
else that can be amiss?
Thanks
"ask4jm" wrote:
>
> Right click on My Computer->Manage to open Computer Management Console
>
> Select System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users (on the left pane)
>
> Now u should see the users listed on the right pane. Right click on the user
> u r logging in and select properties.
>
> Now select the Member Of tab and check if administrator is listed on the
> top. If not you r not using an administrator account.
>
>
>
> "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
>
> > I've tried doing that but it just doesn't seem to recognize my account,
> > specified as belong to the group "administrators" as being an administrator.
> > I've run out of ideas or reasons for this. Any other ideas as to why this is
> > happening would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > "ask4jm" wrote:
> >
> > > Actually Vista introduces new security policies to harden the system.
> > >
> > > You must be able to install the softwares by right clicking on the
> > > executable and clicking on run as administrator
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
> > > > notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
> > > > identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
> > > > administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
> > > > BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
> > > > involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
> > > > administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
> > > > move it into C:\Windows.
> > > >
> > > > Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
> > > > as an administrator. What's missing?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks |
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Since: Aug 11, 2007
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:09 pm
Post subject: RE: Administrator not recognized as such [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Run Command Prompt as administrator by right clicking on it and selecting Run
as administrator
Now execute the program installers using this command prompt.
(Command prompt available at "All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt")
"Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> Yep, the account is listed an a member of the Administrators group. Something
> strange is going on here and I'm at a loss as to why a member of the
> administrators group cannot function as an administrator. Is there anything
> else that can be amiss?
>
> Thanks
>
> "ask4jm" wrote:
>
> >
> > Right click on My Computer->Manage to open Computer Management Console
> >
> > Select System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users (on the left pane)
> >
> > Now u should see the users listed on the right pane. Right click on the user
> > u r logging in and select properties.
> >
> > Now select the Member Of tab and check if administrator is listed on the
> > top. If not you r not using an administrator account.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> >
> > > I've tried doing that but it just doesn't seem to recognize my account,
> > > specified as belong to the group "administrators" as being an administrator.
> > > I've run out of ideas or reasons for this. Any other ideas as to why this is
> > > happening would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > "ask4jm" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Actually Vista introduces new security policies to harden the system.
> > > >
> > > > You must be able to install the softwares by right clicking on the
> > > > executable and clicking on run as administrator
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
> > > > > notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
> > > > > identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
> > > > > administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
> > > > > BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
> > > > > involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
> > > > > administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
> > > > > move it into C:\Windows.
> > > > >
> > > > > Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
> > > > > as an administrator. What's missing?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:02 am
Post subject: RE: Administrator not recognized as such [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Thanks for the help but I think I'm going to go back to XP on this computer.
If I can't use administrative permissions I have no choice. I do apprecitate
the help though!
Louis
"ask4jm" wrote:
> Run Command Prompt as administrator by right clicking on it and selecting Run
> as administrator
>
> Now execute the program installers using this command prompt.
>
> (Command prompt available at "All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt")
>
> "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
>
> > Yep, the account is listed an a member of the Administrators group. Something
> > strange is going on here and I'm at a loss as to why a member of the
> > administrators group cannot function as an administrator. Is there anything
> > else that can be amiss?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "ask4jm" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Right click on My Computer->Manage to open Computer Management Console
> > >
> > > Select System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users (on the left pane)
> > >
> > > Now u should see the users listed on the right pane. Right click on the user
> > > u r logging in and select properties.
> > >
> > > Now select the Member Of tab and check if administrator is listed on the
> > > top. If not you r not using an administrator account.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've tried doing that but it just doesn't seem to recognize my account,
> > > > specified as belong to the group "administrators" as being an administrator.
> > > > I've run out of ideas or reasons for this. Any other ideas as to why this is
> > > > happening would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > "ask4jm" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Actually Vista introduces new security policies to harden the system.
> > > > >
> > > > > You must be able to install the softwares by right clicking on the
> > > > > executable and clicking on run as administrator
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mild Mannered Professor" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Our I.T. department which does not support Vista yet has set up my Vista
> > > > > > notebook with one of the I.T. folks having an administrative account and then
> > > > > > identified my personal account as being an administrator. Even with that
> > > > > > administrator identity I still cannot install software such as FireFox and
> > > > > > BOINC which need to access the C:\Windows directory. Part of the install
> > > > > > involves a folder named Downloaded Installations in C:\Windows. Even as an
> > > > > > administrator I cannot create that folder myself nor create one elsewhere and
> > > > > > move it into C:\Windows.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Therefore my question would be how to get Vista to recognize my user account
> > > > > > as an administrator. What's missing?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks |
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