Re: cannot download programs

Administrator issues wrote:
i am signed in as the administrator and when i try to down load
programs i get an error message that says i'm not the
administrator. this is xp home sp2 runnin on a sony vaio lap top

.... "download" -> as in when one visits a web page/ftp site and gets a
program from there to their own computer?

Or do you mean install?

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