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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Administration / August 2007Windows Vista Administrator account off but on?
I logged on to an account in my administrators group to install a few programs. When they were ready to install, i got a message saying, "As a Restricted User you do not have adequeate windows operating system rights to use this program to install software. Please Contact your system administrator for help." I am on the administrator's account, and the hidden administrator account is turned off. Can anybody help me? You should be able to avoid this error message if you simply right click the programs installation file ( usually Setup.exe ) and select the "Run As Administrator" option. Do this if you trust this program. In Vista, even though you are using an Administrator account, you still are running with Standard Privileges. When a program asks your permission to elevate it to administrator privileges, then you can either allow this to happen or deny the request. Some programs that are not yet Vista compatible will not ask for permission.  SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User >I logged on to an account in my administrators group to install a few > programs. When they were ready to install, i got a message saying, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > is > turned off. Can anybody help me? Thanks for the reply, but I am trying to download Real player, and there is no way to run as administrator. Am I just missing something? > You should be able to avoid this error message if you simply right click the > programs installation file ( usually Setup.exe ) and select the "Run As [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > is > > turned off. Can anybody help me? If you just download the installation file, you should be able to select the run as administrator option? Are you selecting to install from the website instead of downloading first? SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > Thanks for the reply, but I am trying to download Real player, and there > is [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> > is >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? How about completely ELIMINATING this annoying and useless "feature" It's denying me access all over the place Frankly I'm so sick of it, I'm seriously considering moving back to XP or even installing some variant of Linux Hell, I can't even do a dir *.*/s >filenames.txt Without getting and access denied message I don't need this level of idiot hand-holding in the name of nanny-state security I am the sole owner, I am the sole user I am the sole administrator of this box I don't need this program to constantly tell me that I don't have the authority to do the things I've been doing before Vista came along > You should be able to avoid this error message if you simply right click > the programs installation file ( usually Setup.exe ) and select the "Run [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> is >> turned off. Can anybody help me? I.M. Curious If it really bothers you THAT much, why not just turn it off? SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > How about completely ELIMINATING this annoying and useless "feature" > It's denying me access all over the place [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>> account is >>> turned off. Can anybody help me? How can this be turned off? SignaturePatrick > I.M. Curious > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > >>> account is > >>> turned off. Can anybody help me? Patrick Go to Control Panel / User Accounts. You will see the option there. Just don't forget the first law of security. If a bad guy can persuade or trick you into running his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > How can this be turned off? > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] >> >>> account is >> >>> turned off. Can anybody help me? I am having the same problem. I am an administrator and when i was downloading something from a disc, it said that i do not have administrative rights. How to i fix it? > - Show quoted text - Hello Ronnie, Thanx for the info on this. I see that, myself, and some 700 others on blog sites have the same problem of Vista 64 not loading the driver for Sony dvd 720A. When I try to flash the updated driver Vista says no matched drive detected. But in system manager it says it sees the sony dvd 720A with a !warning on the driver. Should I simply buy a new drive and put this one on an xp pc or is their a fix? i invite you to consider this > You should be able to avoid this error message if you simply right click the > programs installation file ( usually Setup.exe ) and select the "Run As [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > is > > turned off. Can anybody help me? Rquest If you have a place to use that drive, you may be better off doing just that. Like you, I did some research on this and it doesn't look like Sony is very intertested in fixing the problem. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > Hello Ronnie, Thanx for the info on this. I see that, myself, and some 700 > others on blog sites have the same problem of Vista 64 not loading the [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> > is >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? Thanks for the follow-up. Another Admin question please: When I click on "Administrator" instead of "Ron" in the administrator group, it asks for my full name, but I see no place to add a password. If I reboot after adding the full name, will I see Administrator "Name" and will it then ask for a password, or will I get locked out as administrator? I am a little confused about this. Signaturei invite you to consider this > Rquest > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > >> > is > >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? Rquest I'm not sure where your seeing this? Are you in Control Panel / User Accounts? If you are seeing an account that is named "Administrator" this is the built-in administrator account that is created during the Vista installation. This account is hidden, by default when it is created and should not be visible in the User Accounts component. Could you provide more details, please. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > Thanks for the follow-up. Another Admin question please: When I click on > "Administrator" instead of "Ron" in the administrator group, it asks for [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] >> >> > is >> >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? Yes when trying to do some things rquiring administrator approval, it says I, as an administrator, am not a high enough authority, that only "Administrator" can approve that. When I go to manage, groups, administrator, it lists 2; myself, and Administrator, like this: Administrator Ron When I click administrator it asks for a full name, but there is no place to enter a password. So, if I fill in my full name as administrator (it would be the same as the full name for Ron) and reboot, I assume I will see Administrator or "My Name" as a third login entry (there are two current login users). Does it ask for a new password at that point, or, since I could not supply one (there is no place for it), would it supply one of its own and lock me out of the Administrator login? I invite you to consider this > Rquest > [quoted text clipped - 72 lines] > >> >> > is > >> >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? Rquest What do you see when you click Start and then click on the picture at the top of the menu. This should open the User Accounts with your account displayed. It will show your name, what group you are a member of, Standard or Administrator and whether your account is password protected. If you click the Manage Another Account option, you should see all of the other accounts on the system, with the same information displayed. The system does not set passwords on accounts, only you can do that. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > Yes when trying to do some things rquiring administrator approval, it says > I, [quoted text clipped - 110 lines] >> >> >> > is >> >> >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? I see my name and when I click on it, I see the folders associated with my name. Address Book, Desktop, Links, etc., nothing about User info. When I go to My Computer, Manage, System Tools, Local Users and Groups, Groups, Administrators: I see two Administrators listed. "Administrator" and "Ron" (Myself). What is the function of the generic "Administrator? Do I need to supply my full name to this account to acquire the highest level of authority since I do not have the highest level authority with Administrator Group Name "Ron"? I am an Administrator but cannot change windows system files. It says I need a higher authority than my self, although I am an administrator. For example it will not let me flash the latest cd.sys driver acquired from Sony. It says I do not have highest level authority. I hope I have made myself clear enough to you. Essentially, what is the function of the generic administrator in administrator group? what does it do, if anything, and why? should I add my full name there or not? Please explain. Thanx. > Rquest > [quoted text clipped - 122 lines] > >> >> >> > is > >> >> >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? Rquest > What is the function of the generic "Administrator? This is the built-in administrator account. It is used as a safety net in case all of the other administrator accounts are deleted or are corrupted. If all other administrator accounts are deleted, you can restart in Safe Mode and this account will be visible to logon and fix the problem. >Do I need to supply my full name to this account to acquire the highest >level of authority since I > do not have the highest level authority with Administrator Group Name > "Ron"? You do not want to rename this account. If you are having problems, you can unhide this account visible and use it to log on to the system. To unhide this account and make it visible on the logon screen when you reboot perform the following. Go to Start and type cmd.exe In the results, right click cmd.exe and select the Run As Administrator option. When the command window opens type the following command. net user administrator /active:yes Press Enter Exit the command window, go to Start and type user account In the results click User Accounts. On that screen, click "Manage another account" this should show all of the accounts on the system, including the Administrator account. Click the Administrator account and select the Create A Password option. Create a password for the account. Exit everything and reboot the computer. The Administrator account should appear on the login screen. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User >I see my name and when I click on it, I see the folders associated with my > name. Address Book, Desktop, Links, etc., nothing about User info. When I [quoted text clipped - 165 lines] >> >> >> >> > is >> >> >> >> > turned off. Can anybody help me? |
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