Cannot unistall programs

I am the administrator for my computer, I sign in and go to my control panel
and when I select a program I want to unistall it says "the system
administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" for one I am
the system administrator and I am trying to uninstall, not to install, this
is really starting to tick me off and I need some help LOL. I have went to
the trouble section on windows and there is no help there, I have done what
it suggest and it has not helped, I have right clicked on it and tried to
even check in as administrator and that option is not available in control
panel, it is in menu options, but it does not let me uninstall in menu
opitions, someone please help me fix this

Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter.
Look at the settings in :
Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Windows Installer/"Disable
Windows Installer"
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"alwaysacowboyfan" <> wrote in
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> I am the administrator for my computer, I sign in and go to my control
> panel
> and when I select a program I want to unistall it says "the system
> administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" for one I am
> the system administrator and I am trying to uninstall, not to install,
> this
> is really starting to tick me off and I need some help LOL. I have went to
> the trouble section on windows and there is no help there, I have done
> what
> it suggest and it has not helped, I have right clicked on it and tried to
> even check in as administrator and that option is not available in control
> panel, it is in menu options, but it does not let me uninstall in menu
> opitions, someone please help me fix this

On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "Mark L. Ferguson"
<> wrote:

>Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter.

What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium?

>Look at the settings in :
>Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Windows Installer/"Disable
>Windows Installer"

Nonny;729452 Wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "Mark L. Ferguson
> <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote
> > > >
> > >Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter. > >
>
> What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium
> > > >
> > >Look at the settings in
> > >Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Window
> > Installer/"Disabl
> > >Windows Installer" > >

Hi Nonny

In the registry, it will be at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\Installe

In the right pane of Installer, right click on "DisableMSI" and clic
Delete. Answer Yes and restart the computer to apply the changes

Hope this helps
Shaw

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On Wed, 28 May 2008 22:23:21 -0500, Brink <>
wrote:

>
>Nonny;729452 Wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "Mark L. Ferguson"
>> <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > >Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter. > >
>>
>> What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium?
>> > > >
>> > >Look at the settings in :
>> > >Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Windows
>> > Installer/"Disable
>> > >Windows Installer" > >
>
>Hi Nonny,
>
>In the registry, it will be at:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Wi ndows\Installer

Not here: Vista Home Basic.

I am given to undertand that neither Basic nor Premium incude
gpedit.msc

>In the right pane of Installer, right click on "DisableMSI" and click
>Delete. Answer Yes and restart the computer to apply the changes.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Shawn

They don't, however here is a spreadsheet with all the settings you will
ever need to know from MS.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

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"Nonny" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 22:23:21 -0500, Brink <>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Nonny;729452 Wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "Mark L. Ferguson"
>>> <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > >Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter. > >
>>>
>>> What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium?
>>> > > >
>>> > >Look at the settings in :
>>> > >Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Windows
>>> > Installer/"Disable
>>> > >Windows Installer" > >
>>
>>Hi Nonny,
>>
>>In the registry, it will be at:
>>
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\W indows\Installer
>
> Not here: Vista Home Basic.
>
> I am given to undertand that neither Basic nor Premium incude
> gpedit.msc
>
>>In the right pane of Installer, right click on "DisableMSI" and click
>>Delete. Answer Yes and restart the computer to apply the changes.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Shawn
>

Nonny;729540 Wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 22:23:21 -0500, Brink <>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > >Nonny;729452 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "Mark L. Ferguson"
> > > >> <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium?> > > >
> > >
> > >Hi Nonny,
> > >
> > >In the registry, it will be at:
> > >
> > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Wi ndows\Installer
> > > >
>
> Not here: Vista Home Basic.
>
> I am given to undertand that neither Basic nor Premium incude
> gpedit.msc
> > > >
> > >In the right pane of Installer, right click on "DisableMSI" and click
> > >Delete. Answer Yes and restart the computer to apply the changes.
> > >
> > >Hope this helps,
> > >Shawn > >

Hi Nonny,

Yes, Vista Basic and Premium do not have gpedit.msc included.
Everything has to be done through the registry instead for those
editions.

If you do not have the "DisableMSI" value there, then this is not the
setting that is disabled.

Shawn


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alwaysacowboyfan wrote:
> I am the administrator for my computer, I sign in and go to my
> control panel and when I select a program I want to unistall it says
> "the system administrator has set policies to prevent this
> installation" for one I am the system administrator and I am trying
> to uninstall, not to install, this is really starting to tick me off
> and I need some help LOL. I have went to the trouble section on
> windows and there is no help there, I have done what it suggest and
> it has not helped, I have right clicked on it and tried to even check
> in as administrator and that option is not available in control
> panel, it is in menu options, but it does not let me uninstall in
> menu opitions, someone please help me fix this

Well if you managed to install it you must have changed policies afterwards.
..

Right, and what if they don't know the Edition. The reg entry is still
there, but the reg hack fails on Pros. Since they don't say, I wait for
follow-up.

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"Nonny" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:25 -0500, "Mark L. Ferguson"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter.
>
> What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium?
>
>>Look at the settings in :
>>Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Windows Installer/"Disable
>>Windows Installer"
>