how to have admin privileges on vista?
Sep.14, 2011 in
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ok i bought a new computer and it came with windows vista, im totaly new to vista and heres the problem, i cannot install anything! i checked the account control it sais my name and under it ‘administrator’ so when i try to install something i get error ‘run as…’ i right clicked and ran as administrator’ and i right clicked and went to properties ticked ‘capability run on windows xp sp2′ but at the bottom it sais ‘privileges’ and ‘run as administrator’ i cannot tick the box to run as an admin! why is it? is vista that crap? i heard many bad reviews but didnt think it was that stupid! help please.
sorry i forgot to mention i got vista business and 3rd answer i already done that! read the question next time?
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September 15th, 2011 at 4:36 am
First you need to verify if your account is a administrator account, to do that go to Control PanelUser Accounts and Family SafetyUser Accounts
And see what it says on the right. If it says administrator, then you should consider disabling UAC to get rid of the nag screens asking for permission, to do that go to Control PanelUser Accounts and Family SafetyUser AccountsTurn User Account Control On or Off turn it off and reboot the computer.
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September 15th, 2011 at 11:36 am
(only for Vista Home Premium)
Find the command line. You can access the command line via the Vista “Start” menu. It’s found under the “Accessories” option. Click on run to open gain access to the command line.
Type “cmd” into the command line (omit the quotation marks) and press “Enter”. This will open a DOS window.
Type the following text at the prompt in the DOS window: “net user administrator /active:yes” and press “Enter”.
Close out all open windows and log off of your computer. Once you log back on, you’ll have access to the administrator account. The administrator account is the one you’ll need in order to access all of the administrative privileges.
To remove the administrator account, go back to the DOS window and type “net user administrator /active:no” and press “Enter.” Log off of your computer and log back on. Your administrator account will be gone.
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September 15th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
to install a program just left click it twice.in your pc you’re the admin.to run a program as administrator right click the file,there will be an option run as administrator select it.
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