Re: Administrator rights-QuickBooks2006Pro

Although it can be done it is almost impossible to get QuickBooks (or most
Intuit software) to run as any user except an administrator. If you are on a
domain you'll have to add your domain user account to the local
administrators group. If you're not on a domain then you'll have to run as a
local user with administrator permissions. Intuit says that Power User will
work but in most cases it won't.

http://www.threatcode.com/admin_rights.htm

You have to have local administrator rights to install it and run it.
Network installs are even more complicated. Please complain bitterly to
Intuit and tell then you are not going to use their software until they join
the 21st century. I highly recommend you look for a different accounting
package.

Are you installing Quickbooks on a workstation (XP) or a server (Windows
Server)? If it's a workstation is your account a local administrator on that
machine? If it's a server then good luck to you.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Administrator wannbe wrote:
Steven and Bruce: "User Access Rights Problem" - (Error Message) :
"Windows XP and Windows 2000 users must have Power Users or
Administrator group rights in order to run QuickBooks. Please contact
your system administrator about being granted those rights. If you
already have Power User or Administrator group rights, you may be
experiencing a known issue. Note the error and type the following URL
address in a Web browser window for troubleshooting steps:
http://www.quickbooksdirect.com/GroupRights."; I have contacted Inuit
two days ago and they tested my hardware, but said I need to talk
with the Windows XP people. So I did that, they told me to talk with
the Dell people (Dimension 8200). No solution to date.

I have tried everything from the Group Policy Editor, NTFS, MMC, and
nothing has worked. So frustrating...........

Mary

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

Exactly what is happening and what error messages do you get??
Verify that you are indeed logged on as an administrator by using
the command net localgroup administrators to view what users are in
that group or use the command net user username using your real
username to see if your account shows as being included in the
administrators group.If not boot into Safe Mode and logon as the
built in administrator account to add your account to the
administrators group. By default the built in administrator password
is blank in XP Home. Of course you also need to make sure that your
computer is clean from malware and spyware [let us know if you need
help on that] and some spyware/internet protection packages can be
configured to "guard" the computer and registry and can interfere
with software installations unless that feature is disabled. ---
Steve


"Administrator wannbe" <Administrator
wannbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just purchased QuickBooks 2006, Pro Edition and want to use it
for my small
business designing and creating jewelry. I work from home, have
only this one
machine, have Windows XP Home Edition, and want to tell this darn
machine that I am the ADMINISTRATOR! I have already talked to
Inuit, Microsoft, Dell,
and spent the past two days trying to research how to do this
procedure.

Can anyone help me? Dell wanted at least $99.00 to walk me through
it and Microsoft want over $200.00 for some sort of service pack.
Give me a break!
I'm no techie, but I'm not stupid either. That's a gimmick to sell
'aftercare', where their real money is, in my estimation.

With instructions I can get this done, I just know it!

If this product (QuickBooks) is not compatible with XP Home
Edition, I need
to know so I can have rebuttal to Inuit.

Thanks so much for reading my 'rant' over this problem.

Administrator wannbe


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