Add IE7 Search Providers to standard user

I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
-----
The search provider could not be installed.

This might have happened because:
- A required file could not be downloaded
- The website is unavailable
- You are not connected to the Internet

You might want to try again later.
-----
Any idea how I get round this?

Give this a try in the Standard User account, right click Internet Explorer
icon and click Run as Administrator > you should be prompted to provide
elevated priviledges, enter your Administrator credentials, after which you
should be able to add the Search providers.
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"ssg31415926" <> wrote in message
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>I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
> -----
> The search provider could not be installed.
>
> This might have happened because:
> - A required file could not be downloaded
> - The website is unavailable
> - You are not connected to the Internet
>
> You might want to try again later.
> -----
> Any idea how I get round this?

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Give this a try in the Standard User account, right click Internet
> Explorer icon and click Run as Administrator > you should be prompted to
> provide elevated priviledges, enter your Administrator credentials, after
> which you should be able to add the Search providers.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "ssg31415926" <> wrote in message
> news:842517c0-4fca-4ccb-80e7-...
>>I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
>> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
>> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
>> -----
>> The search provider could not be installed.
>>
>> This might have happened because:
>> - A required file could not be downloaded
>> - The website is unavailable
>> - You are not connected to the Internet
>>
>> You might want to try again later.
>> -----
>> Any idea how I get round this?
>
>

Andre,

The OP already said it works when using, "Run as administrator."

I'm thinking you missed that? :-)

Just busting your chops . . .

Mic

You didn't read it well enough.

The OP said 'when logged on as an administrator' not the actual command 'Run
as Administrator', two different things Michael.
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"Michael Palumbo" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Give this a try in the Standard User account, right click Internet
>> Explorer icon and click Run as Administrator > you should be prompted to
>> provide elevated priviledges, enter your Administrator credentials, after
>> which you should be able to add the Search providers.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "ssg31415926" <> wrote in message
>> news:842517c0-4fca-4ccb-80e7-...
>>>I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
>>> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
>>> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
>>> -----
>>> The search provider could not be installed.
>>>
>>> This might have happened because:
>>> - A required file could not be downloaded
>>> - The website is unavailable
>>> - You are not connected to the Internet
>>>
>>> You might want to try again later.
>>> -----
>>> Any idea how I get round this?
>>
>>
>
> Andre,
>
> The OP already said it works when using, "Run as administrator."
>
> I'm thinking you missed that? :-)
>
> Just busting your chops . . .
>
> Mic

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You didn't read it well enough.
>
> The OP said 'when logged on as an administrator' not the actual command
> 'Run as Administrator', two different things Michael.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>

Ehem, I'm going to try to not sound condescending here . . .

But I quote from the OP;

"I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
administrator")."

" . . . or when using "Run as administrator" would be what I was pointing
out . . .

Perhaps you didn't read well enough? ;-)

Mic

On Dec 28 2007, 8:31 pm, ssg31415926 <newsjunkm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
> -----
> The search provider could not be installed.
>
> This might have happened because:
> - A required file could not be downloaded
> - The website is unavailable
> - You are not connected to the Internet
>
> You might want to try again later.
> -----
> Any idea how I get round this?

I figured out how to get round the problem.

I disabled UAC and rebooted.
Then added the search providers I wanted.
Then enabled UAC and rebooted.

Clearly, this is a ridiculous fuss for what should be a simple
procedure. If Microsoft can't get one of their flagship applications
to work properly with UAC, how can they expect anyone else to? I
refuse to turn UAC off permanently as I think it's a step in the right
direction from MS but they MUST make their own products compatible
with it. Setting search providers isn't something I'd expect to
require admin rights - it should be a trivial thing that a normal user
can do.

Once again, Microsoft make life difficult for those of us who support
them.

"ssg31415926" <> wrote in message
news:52f939a3-c01b-45f6-8529-...
> On Dec 28 2007, 8:31 pm, ssg31415926 <newsjunkm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
>> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
>> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
>> -----
>> The search provider could not be installed.
>>
>> This might have happened because:
>> - A required file could not be downloaded
>> - The website is unavailable
>> - You are not connected to the Internet
>>
>> You might want to try again later.
>> -----
>> Any idea how I get round this?
>
> I figured out how to get round the problem.
>
> I disabled UAC and rebooted.
> Then added the search providers I wanted.
> Then enabled UAC and rebooted.
>
> Clearly, this is a ridiculous fuss for what should be a simple
> procedure. If Microsoft can't get one of their flagship applications
> to work properly with UAC, how can they expect anyone else to? I
> refuse to turn UAC off permanently as I think it's a step in the right
> direction from MS but they MUST make their own products compatible
> with it. Setting search providers isn't something I'd expect to
> require admin rights - it should be a trivial thing that a normal user
> can do.
>
> Once again, Microsoft make life difficult for those of us who support
> them.

I don't know if you're unique in this experience, but you're, so far, the
only person I've run into that has had this particular problem.

I can add and remove search providers at will, and on every Vista computer
I've looked at I've not had any problem adding or removing search providers
in IE.

Have you sent this issue to Microsoft? If they can reproduce it, they
should be able to tell you why and how to fix it, and if they discover it's
a fairly common problem they'll issue a patch as well.

Mic

On Jan 6, 3:08 am, "Michael Palumbo" <micjust...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "ssg31415926" <newsjunkm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:52f939a3-c01b-45f6-8529-...
>
>
>
> > On Dec 28 2007, 8:31 pm, ssg31415926 <newsjunkm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
> >> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
> >> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
> >> -----
> >> The search provider could not be installed.
>
> >> This might have happened because:
> >> - A required file could not be downloaded
> >> - The website is unavailable
> >> - You are not connected to the Internet
>
> >> You might want to try again later.
> >> -----
> >> Any idea how I get round this?
>
> > I figured out how to get round the problem.
>
> > I disabled UAC and rebooted.
> > Then added the search providers I wanted.
> > Then enabled UAC and rebooted.
>
> > Clearly, this is a ridiculous fuss for what should be a simple
> > procedure. If Microsoft can't get one of their flagship applications
> > to work properly with UAC, how can they expect anyone else to? I
> > refuse to turn UAC off permanently as I think it's a step in the right
> > direction from MS but they MUST make their own products compatible
> > with it. Setting search providers isn't something I'd expect to
> > require admin rights - it should be a trivial thing that a normal user
> > can do.
>
> > Once again, Microsoft make life difficult for those of us who support
> > them.
>
> I don't know if you're unique in this experience, but you're, so far, the
> only person I've run into that has had this particular problem.
>
> I can add and remove search providers at will, and on every Vista computer
> I've looked at I've not had any problem adding or removing search providers
> in IE.
>
> Have you sent this issue to Microsoft? If they can reproduce it, they
> should be able to tell you why and how to fix it, and if they discover it's
> a fairly common problem they'll issue a patch as well.
>
> Mic

I'm not sure where to send it. I mentioned it to my MS TAM at work
and asked him to find out who I could send it to but he didn't seem
particularly interested.

ssg31415926;555720 Wrote:
> I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
> can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
> administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
> -----
> The search provider could not be installed.
>
> This might have happened because:
> - A required file could not be downloaded
> - The website is unavailable
> - You are not connected to the Internet
>
> You might want to try again later.
> -----
> Any idea how I get round this?

ssg31415926;577272 Wrote:
>
> I'm not sure where to send it. I mentioned it to my MS TAM at work
> and asked him to find out who I could send it to but he didn't seem
> particularly interested.

If you create a new Standard account, can you change it from within the
new one?

Shawn


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On Jan 18, 8:54 am, brink <brink.33d...@no-mx.forums.net> wrote:
> ssg31415926;555720 Wrote:
>
> > I can't add a search provider to IE7 as a standard user (although I
> > can when logged on as an administrator or when using "Run as
> > administrator"). When I try, I get the following message:
> > -----
> > The search provider could not be installed.
>
> > This might have happened because:
> > - A required file could not be downloaded
> > - The website is unavailable
> > - You are not connected to the Internet
>
> > You might want to try again later.
> > -----
> > Any idea how I get round this?
>
> ssg31415926;577272 Wrote:
>
>
>
> > I'm not sure where to send it. I mentioned it to my MS TAM at work
> > and asked him to find out who I could send it to but he didn't seem
> > particularly interested.
>
> If you create a new Standard account, can you change it from within the
> new one?
>
> Shawn
>
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> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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I just created a new standard account with password and tried it. i
get the same message that I got before.