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How to install the program for the standard user but using the
administrative privileges of Administrator?
 
Claire said:
How to install the program for the standard user but using the
administrative privileges of Administrator?
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Right-click on the executable and choose "run as administrator"
 
That does not work hence my question.
Doing as that the message is:
"You must be logged as an administrator when installing this program"
Claire
 
Let me explain more.
I am the administrator.
I want to install the program for the standard user.
How to do that?
Claire
 
You will need to grant the user administrator rights, install the program
under their profile and when done change their user rights back to a normal
user if Right Click, Run As is not acceptable.
 
I remember that some time ago (probably it was WinXP) that it was possible
to install software without changing standard user privileges.
I do not remember whether it was done from within standard user profile or
administrator profile.
I think there must be some setup in Windows policy.
Claire
 
I am afraid he is a pest :)

Michael said:
Jim is thinking you may have a bug.

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Claire said:
How to install the program for the standard user but using the
administrative privileges of Administrator?
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Log in using an administrative account and install the program. If
it's properly written for Vista, it will ask you if you want it to be
available to all users. (By default, almost anything you install will
be available to all users, anyway.)

If you're having trouble with a specific application, post back with a
modicum of pertinent information (i.e., name and version of application,
any error messages displayed during the installation, what its
manufacturer has had to say on this issue, and - in particular - what
actually happens when standard users try to run it), and someone can
give something better that generalities as a response.


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Claire said:
What for?
What that has to do with my question?
Just think about that.
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Because if you DO have some malware, whatever it is might just be stopping
you running this install as an administrator.
 
Claire
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Either do as Gordon posted or log in as Administrator
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I think Claire believes (incorrectly) that she is doing that.

Claire: an account with adminstrator privileges has only a limited set
of administrator privileges. Only the account named Adminisitrator has
all privileges.

You could also try this: right click on the *installer* program and
choose "Run as administrator". I suggest this because it's not clear to
me that that is what you are doing.
 
Gene E. Bloch said:
I think Claire believes (incorrectly) that she is doing that.

Claire: an account with adminstrator privileges has only a limited set of
administrator privileges. Only the account named Adminisitrator has all
privileges.

You could also try this: right click on the *installer* program and choose
"Run as administrator". I suggest this because it's not clear to me that
that is what you are doing.
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How do I create Administrator named account?
I tried to do it but Windows response is that account already exists,
although it is not displayed on the list nor displayed as the option when
switching users.
If the account really exists how do I log into it?
Thanks,
Claire
 
How do I create Administrator named account?
I tried to do it but Windows response is that account already exists,
although it is not displayed on the list nor displayed as the option when
switching users.
If the account really exists how do I log into it?
Thanks,
Claire
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The account exists and is hidden by default.

Here's the trick:
1. Run a command prompt as administrator: click on the start orb - the
round icon on the left end of the task bar - and type cmd in the search
line. The command "cmd.exe" will appear at the top of the start menu.
Right click it and choose "Run as administrator".

2. In the resulting screen (a command window) type the command
"net user Administrator /active:yes" (without the quotes and followed
by an Enter).
When the command reports successful completion, you will be able to log
on as "the" administrator, whose name is Administrator - see below. You
can exit from the command window by typing "exit" and enter or by
clicking on the usual red X.

3. Switch user to administrator by Choosing "Switch User" on the usual
shut down/restart menu. Odds are you didn't give it a password, so just
leave that field alone and click the right arrow you'll see next to the
password field.

Or you could just choose restart and when you now see the Administrator
icon on the startup screen, you can log on that way instead of with
your usual account.

4. When all is done, get out of the administrator account:
a. If you switched users, choose "Log out" in the shut-down restart
menu, or
b. If you restarted, restart again and log on to your normal account.

5. For better security, when you are finished, repeat the net user
trick above, but replace "yes" by "no". Leave it that way until you
need it again (I find that I hardly ever need to use the Administrator
account).

6. Whew!
 
Thank you very much.
The first part was a breeze and now I do have Administrator option to choose
from the menu.
However, I cannot login into it because of the password.
I am the owner of this computer, I installed Windows and all.
I never use any passwords (your guess was very good).
So, why that thing insists to have password?
I tried: admin, administrator, and few other passwords (I might used if the
Windows 7 installation insisted on one) to no avail.
There is such thing as "password reset" option.
When I click on it the Password Reset Wizard window opens and displays the
following label:
"The password key disk is in the following drive:"
and under it the only available (scrolling down) selection is Floppy Disk
Drive (A)
What curiosity it is!
Not only I do not have and never had such disk but floppy drive?????
Who uses floppy these days????
This is Windows 7 for my dog sake!

Thanks,
Claire
 
Have you tried *not* trying to type a password?

If you lack a password, there is no password.

I'm thinking...OK, maybe it would help if you would first click
(without typing) in the box that asks for the password, and then click
on the arrow. This might help Windows figure out that your password is
null.

Which is I said in the first place - except that I forgot to say click
in the box first. (I didn't think of it!)

I can't any longer test this, since I set up a password for my
Administrator login. I chose this password:

Actually, I'm kidding, I won't tell you :-)

If that doesn't work, I am in the dark too...So I hope it works.
 
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