Re: Help with "must be administrator to install"

From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 05/17/03 

Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 18:56:16 -0700

And to programs like that, we the consumers need to contact them and demand that
they will install with a "run as". We need to demand software that understands
and respects a secure environment.

Susan

Ken Schaefer wrote:

> That is certainly another option, which would work for a simple device
> driver update.
>
> That said, trying to install some programs using "Run As" doesn't get you
> too far because they want to, for example, write various things to the
> registry the first time you run the program. You need to promote your
> everyday account to an administrator account, run the program, then remove
> yourself again.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote
> in message news:3EC48564.1A2C6EC7@pacbell.net...
> : .. how about trying a "run as" instead and leave you out of the admin
> : group..... I run as power user and then do a "run as" to install software.
> :
> : Ken Schaefer wrote:
> :
> : > Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Users and Groups
> : > Add your user account to the local administrators group
> : >
> : > (note you will either need to be logged in as an administrator to do
> : > this -or- you will need to supply an appropriate username/password when
> : > doing the actual adding as Windows will prompt you).
> : >
> : > If your account is in the local administrators group, then maybe there's
> : > something wrong with the software. Consider downloading the latest
> version
> : > from your vendor.
> : >
> : > Cheers
> : > Ken
> : >
> : > "Bob" <seadogs@gulftel.com> wrote in message
> : > news:bqk8cv4lbvrencp687serkjf6avls0jgbf@4ax.com...
> : > : I just installed Win 2000 on a new machine....got everything up and
> : > : running and all my programs installed and when I tried to install a
> : > : new mouse driver I got the message "must be an administrator to
> : > : install".........I must have done something wrong during the
> : > : installation as I've never had this problem before. Is there any way
> : > : that I can either name myself adminstrator or remove administrative
> : > : control???? I hate to have to completely reinstall everything.
> : > : Hoping maybe something in the registry could be changed. Any help
> : > : would be greatly appreciated.
> : > : Bob
> :

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