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Administration block when installing from CD
Hi,
I'm trying to set up broadband at home on my mums new laptop (Windows Vista). I've popped the CD into the drive and I'm getting told I have to be logged in as administrator, strange I thought as the account I'd set up for her already had admin rights. So I decided to right click and run as admin, unfortunately the 'run as admin' option didn't appear in the list!! I'm stumped and annoyed after several hours of trying to sort this out! Nothing in the manual either.. |
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Administration block when installing from CD
Alan
What are you right clicking on? When you insert the CD, if the program auto starts, click exit. Open Windows Explorer and click on the CD drive. There should be a file there called setup.exe, install.exe, or something similar. Right click that file and you should see the run as administrator option. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Alan" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to set up broadband at home on my mums new laptop (Windows Vista). I've popped the CD into the drive and I'm getting told I have to be logged in as administrator, strange I thought as the account I'd set up for her already had admin rights. So I decided to right click and run as admin, unfortunately the 'run as admin' option didn't appear in the list!! I'm stumped and annoyed after several hours of trying to sort this out! Nothing in the manual either.. |
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Administration block when installing from CD
Ronnie,
That was the problem. I was right clicking on the CD and not the .exe. file itself "D'oh!"... The CD now runs fine. Thanks for your help. Alan Thornton "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Alan What are you right clicking on? When you insert the CD, if the program auto starts, click exit. Open Windows Explorer and click on the CD drive. There should be a file there called setup.exe, install.exe, or something similar. Right click that file and you should see the run as administrator option. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Alan" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to set up broadband at home on my mums new laptop (Windows Vista). I've popped the CD into the drive and I'm getting told I have to be logged in as administrator, strange I thought as the account I'd set up for her already had admin rights. So I decided to right click and run as admin, unfortunately the 'run as admin' option didn't appear in the list!! I'm stumped and annoyed after several hours of trying to sort this out! Nothing in the manual either.. |
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Administration block when installing from CD
Alan
Great! Glad you got it sorted. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Alan" wrote in message ... Ronnie, That was the problem. I was right clicking on the CD and not the .exe. file itself "D'oh!"... The CD now runs fine. Thanks for your help. Alan Thornton "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Alan What are you right clicking on? When you insert the CD, if the program auto starts, click exit. Open Windows Explorer and click on the CD drive. There should be a file there called setup.exe, install.exe, or something similar. Right click that file and you should see the run as administrator option. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Alan" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm trying to set up broadband at home on my mums new laptop (Windows Vista). I've popped the CD into the drive and I'm getting told I have to be logged in as administrator, strange I thought as the account I'd set up for her already had admin rights. So I decided to right click and run as admin, unfortunately the 'run as admin' option didn't appear in the list!! I'm stumped and annoyed after several hours of trying to sort this out! Nothing in the manual either.. |
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Administration block when installing from CD and default programs
I am having a similar prob with most programs. I ahve tried everything I
know. It says when I try to make things default or install things it "cannot be run as administrator" (you need admin privileges to run this progam). Or in the case of changing the default program it says "I am no the administrator or power user". I have tried running as adminstrator but that does mot work either. It is getting me really peaved (and other expletives) when noone seems to want to help, without money grabbing and i cant install programs especially my printer!!!! I am not a computer dummy but this has got me stumped....please help!?!?! "Alan" wrote: Hi, I'm trying to set up broadband at home on my mums new laptop (Windows Vista). I've popped the CD into the drive and I'm getting told I have to be logged in as administrator, strange I thought as the account I'd set up for her already had admin rights. So I decided to right click and run as admin, unfortunately the 'run as admin' option didn't appear in the list!! I'm stumped and annoyed after several hours of trying to sort this out! Nothing in the manual either.. |
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