Try booting from your Vista CD, and using System Recovery, then load a
command propt and run the patch from that, it is a win32 environment.
"Minnesota" <> wrote in message
news:68B8AFF9-57E3-4C53-A2CD-...
>I booted in Safe Mode and tried to install the patch file, but Windows
> Installer Service is not accessible in Safe Mode, so I can't install the
> file
> without Windows Installer Service.
>
> Is there another program that might be loaded in Safe Mode that I could
> use
> to install the patch?
>
> Minnestoa
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> How about trying to install in Safe Mode?
>>
>> --
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "Minnesota" <> wrote in message
>> news:75F0377F-0B2C-42ED-A141-...
>> > When I right click on the patch file and click on properties, it brings
>> > up a
>> > dialog box which has 4 tabs, General, Security, Custom, and Detail,
>> > none of
>> > which shows "Blocked" and therefor I can't "Un-Block".
>> >
>> > Thanks anyway, every suggestion is worth a try.
>> >
>> > Hoping someone will come up with the solution.
>> >
>> > Minnesota
>> >
>> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >
>> >> When you right click on the file and select Properties, does it show
>> >> as
>> >> "Blocked"? If so, un-block it and try again. Vista "blocks"
>> >> downloaded
>> >> files.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> >> GO BEARS!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Minnesota" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:AC3BF6CD-CF18-4777-AAFC-...
>> >> > When I right click on the patch file there is no option to run as
>> >> > administrator.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any other suggestions?
>> >> >
>> >> > Minnesota
>> >> >
>> >> > "DefecTalisman" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Have you tried right clicking and selecting "run as administrator"?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Minnesota" <> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:071A96EE-8698-4220-935E-...
>> >> >> > Vista Home Premium Operating System. Downloaded a patch from
>> >> >> > genealogy
>> >> >> > software needed because of Vista. When attempting to install the
>> >> >> > patch,
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > get the following message: "The System Administrator has set
>> >> >> > policies to
>> >> >> > prevent this installation". I am signed on/logged in as
>> >> >> > administrator,
>> >> >> > but
>> >> >> > still not allowed to install the patch.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any suggestions on how to get the patch installed?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Minnesota
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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