Administrator rights - probably beating a dead horse

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To all you Vista oracles:
I too am the sole user of my laptop and the sole administrator.
I have a Cruzer U3 thumb drive that actually advised me via prompt that a
Vista compatibility upgrade is available. When I clicked on the install link,
right away I got the download screen with the message that i do not appear to
be an administrator and thus would not be allowed to download the upgrade.
I also went to add a network printer and when I clicked on the add printer
icon, I got a similar message and could not set up the network printer.
HELP !!!
 
Hello,

the update application has to be started by right-clicking it and choosing
"Run as administrator" to give administrative privileges to it. It should
work then.

Hope this helps you.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
 
This apparently only works after software has been installed. I cannot even
download to install.
 
Hello,

sorry if I couldn't be helpful. Have you, by any chance, got the possibility
to download the installation file and then start it manually?
For the printing issue, in Control Panel ( -> Hardware and Sound -> )
Printers, right-click on an empty space in the window and go to Run as
administrator -> Add Printer...
I hope this helps.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
 
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