Re: Lack Sufficient Administrator Privileges
- From: "Bob Zambenini" <BobZambenini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:06:02 -0800
"Steven L Umbach" wrote:
> Can you open Group Policy editor as in gpedit.msc and if so did you make the
> changes I recommended?? <<<<
Yes, I have gone through all settings several times and have a notebook with
same XP Pro and have compared the setting on both computers. There is nothing
out of normal.
>>Can you use regedit? <<
Yes
>>>>Are you absolutely sure you are
> an administrator. When you run the command net localgroup administrators
> does it show that your user account is included? Check the membership of
> your user account and make sure it is only administrators and users -
> nothing else. The command net user username will show your group membership. <<<
Yes, ran these commands and Administrator account shows with no problems.
> Verify that administrators and system have full control permissions to the
> root/drive folder, the program files folder, the \Windows folder, the
> documents and settings folder, your user profile folder under documents and
> settings folder, and everyone else and make sure that
> users/everyone/authenticated users do not have deny permissions to any of
> those folders. <<<
Not sure of what you mean here. I have folders set up for sharing but 'full
control permissions' ????
>>>>Try booting into Safe Mode to see if it makes any difference
> installing your applications. --- Steve<<<<
I have run in safe mode several times and all the permissions problems of
denying installer, and updates still exist. I have disconnected from my home
network also and same problems exist.
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> "Bob Zambenini" <BobZambenini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:BF51ABBD-20C8-4889-BC3A-FA4C5074A5DF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thanks for your help Steve but still running into 'lack sufficient
> > privleges...'
> >
> > When I tried to install tools from the
> > Windows XP CD I get the message I don't have sufficient privledges! This
> > happens a lot in installs, like current stuff, like updating Adobe
> > Acrobat,
> > trying to install Quicktime, etc. But on the other hand, my Turbo Tax came
> > and it used an InstallShield that worked fine. So I don't know the
> > difference
> > on how some Installers work and others don't.
> >
> > When I tried rsop.msc, I get an error saying Group Policy Error, You do
> > not
> > have permission......
> >
> > I have gone through all group polices and opened to Administrators,
> > Everyone.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
> >
> >> It is not unusual to see some errors when you run that command but as
> >> long
> >> as everything else was reset that is a good start - particularly user
> >> rights
> >> and NTFS permissions. If you have disabled simple file sharing you can
> >> view
> >> NTFS permissions to see how they look. By default administrators and
> >> system
> >> have full control to every folder with the possible exception that
> >> administrators may not have any NTFS permissions to a user's profile
> >> folder
> >> that would be under documents and settings. Also you want to make sure
> >> that
> >> there are no "deny" permissions to general groups like users,
> >> authenticated
> >> users, or everyone since administrators are also included in that group.
> >>
> >> I would also suggest that if you can open Local Security Policy enable
> >> auditing of privilege user for failure only and then see if any failure
> >> events are recorded when you attempt to do any tasks. You can also
> >> install
> >> the support tools from the install disk in the support/tools folder where
> >> you will need to run the setup program there to run them and then use the
> >> command whoami to find out more about your group memberships and user
> >> rights. Below is an example on my computer for a user that is also
> >> administrator [me]. Also as far as your Windows Installer problem I would
> >> try to open local Group Policy [gpedit.msc] and go to computer
> >> configuration/administratitive templates/Windows components/Windows
> >> installer and set "disable Windows installer" to disabled and "prohibit
> >> user
> >> installs" to disabled. Also go to computer configuration/administrative
> >> templates/Windows components/Windows installer and set "prevent removable
> >> media for install" to be disabled. Since you are using XP Pro you can run
> >> rsop.msc in the run box to see your current Group Policy settings which
> >> may
> >> be restricting you and as an administrator you can reverse the setting
> >> [hopefully]. --- Steve
> >>
> >>
> >> D:\Documents and Settings\Steve>whoami /all
> >> [User] = "STEVE-XP\Steve"
> >> S-1-5-21-1123561945-152049171-1343024091-1003
> >>
> >> [Group 1] = "STEVE-XP\None"
> >> S-1-5-21-1123561945-152049171-1343024091-513
> >> [Group 2] = "Everyone" S-1-1-0
> >> [Group 3] = "BUILTIN\Administrators" S-1-5-32-544
> >> [Group 4] = "BUILTIN\Users" S-1-5-32-545
> >> [Group 5] = "NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE" S-1-5-4
> >> [Group 6] = "NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users" S-1-5-11
> >> [Group 7] = "LOCAL" S-1-2-0
> >>
> >>
> >> (X) SeChangeNotifyPrivilege = Bypass traverse checking
> >> (O) SeSecurityPrivilege = Manage auditing and security log
> >> (O) SeBackupPrivilege = Back up files and directories
> >> (O) SeRestorePrivilege = Restore files and directories
> >> (O) SeSystemtimePrivilege = Change the system time
> >> (O) SeShutdownPrivilege = Shut down the system
> >> (O) SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege = Force shutdown from a remote system
> >> (O) SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege = Take ownership of files or other
> >> objects
> >> (O) SeDebugPrivilege = Debug programs
> >> (O) SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege = Modify firmware environment values
> >> (O) SeSystemProfilePrivilege = Profile system performance
> >> (O) SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege = Profile single process
> >> (O) SeIncreaseBasePriorityPrivilege = Increase scheduling priority
> >> (X) SeLoadDriverPrivilege = Load and unload device drivers
> >> (O) SeCreatePagefilePrivilege = Create a pagefile
> >> (O) SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege = Adjust memory quotas for a process
> >> (X) SeUndockPrivilege = Remove computer from docking station
> >> (O) SeManageVolumePrivilege = Perform volume maintenance tasks
> >> (X) SeCreateGlobalPrivilege = Create global objects
> >> (X) SeImpersonatePrivilege = Impersonate a client after
> >> authentication
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bob Zambenini" <BobZambenini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:62DEFB20-8FFB-4453-A97C-D8D776F23234@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >I have XP Pro. I tried the secedit again and here is the part of log
> >> >file
> >> > that showed errors:
> >> > --------
> >> > Error enumerating info for
> >> > machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\scarddrv.
> >> > Configure machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\scardsvr\security.
> >> > Configure machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\stisvc\security.
> >> > Configure machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\sysmonlog\log
> >> > queries.
> >> > Error 234: More data is available.
> >> > Error enumerating info for
> >> > machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\sysmonlog\log queries.
> >> >
> >> > Configuration of Registry Keys was completed with one or more errors.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----Configure File Security...
> >> > Configure c:\.
> >> >
> >> > File Security configuration was completed with one or more errors.
> >> > ----------
> >> >
> >> > My back up is a disk image but don't believe I have one back to where
> >> > this
> >> > started occuring. I will look some more on an external hdd.
> >> >
> >> > Does these log file errors above play into the problem?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Bob.
> >> >>
> >> >> Are you using XP Home or XP Pro. If you are using XP Pro did you try
> >> >> using
> >> >> secedit to restore security settings to default defined levels as I
> >> >> described earlier?? Can you access the command prompt, registry editor
> >> >> [regedit], or Local Security Policy and gpedit.msc if using XP Pro at
> >> >> least
> >> >> in Safe Mode? Have you run your malware/spyware programs in Safe Mode.
> >> >> What
> >> >> does your disk image contain - just data or the whole operating system
> >> >> from
> >> >> a point in time when everything worked better??
> >> >>
> >> >> A clean or pristine install would be booting from the install cdrom
> >> >> for
> >> >> XP
> >> >> [slipstreamed disk would be fine if bootable] and selecting the option
> >> >> to
> >> >> install a new operating system and formatting [not quick] to system
> >> >> drive/partition where the operating system lives which will destroy
> >> >> everything on that drive/partition. Yes you would have to reinstall
> >> >> all
> >> >> of
> >> >> your applications and I know that can be a bear which is why most want
> >> >> to
> >> >> avoid a clean install except as a last resort. I don't know if you
> >> >> have
> >> >> dial
> >> >> up or not but you do not have to download/install updates one at a
> >> >> time.
> >> >> When I repaired my nephew's computer I downloaded and installed then
> >> >> all
> >> >> in
> >> >> one batch though I have a cable modem. If you do get a new version of
> >> >> the
> >> >> operating system you surely do not want to do an upgrade install with
> >> >> the
> >> >> state of your computer. --- Steve
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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