Vista Local Administrator Rights

I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on my
Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient rights
and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is even
though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??

See:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg...3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Designan" <> wrote in message news:81002408-D18C-4D67-9F45-...
I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on my
Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient rights
and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is even
though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??

i have tried all the various compatability modes and i can get the programme
to load so far then it gets near the end of the installation and the error
message comes up.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> See:
> http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg...3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Designan" <> wrote in message news:81002408-D18C-4D67-9F45-...
> I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on my
> Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient rights
> and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is even
> though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??
>

tell us what the older program is...

name ?


"Designan" <> wrote in message
news:81002408-D18C-4D67-9F45-...
>I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on
>my
> Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient
> rights
> and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is
> even
> though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??

What type of program is this, which Vista platform - 32 or 64 bit?
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"Designan" <> wrote in message
news:81002408-D18C-4D67-9F45-...
>I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on
>my
> Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient
> rights
> and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is
> even
> though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??

Designan

Try right clicking the installation file and select the Run As Administrator
option.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Designan" <> wrote in message
news:81002408-D18C-4D67-9F45-...
>I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on
>my
> Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient
> rights
> and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is
> even
> though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??

Do I really have to read and apply all that stuff just to be able to use
*my* computer?

Cordialement



"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> a écrit dans le message de
news:7892A826-2F4F-45A6-9D4F-...
> See:
> http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg...3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Designan" <> wrote in message
> news:81002408-D18C-4D67-9F45-...
> I am trying to install an older programme, but when i try to install in on
> my
> Windows Vista Laptop i get an message stating that i have insufficient
> rights
> and that i should log back on with local administrator rights?? This is
> even
> though i am trying to install it in an administrator user account??
>

"Christopher R. Lee" <> wrote in message
news:8814DFDA-1C66-4B44-9320-...
> Do I really have to read and apply all that stuff just to be able to use
> *my* computer?


Of course not. Install a different operating system.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE, OE/WM
I won't answer email.