Administrator can not install any programs

[Dieter]

I installed w2k recently, used Me before, and can not
install updates or any programs. I get a message that
administrator hasto do this even when I am loggod on as
agministrator.
Can anyone help?

Thanks.

 

[SaltPeter]

I installed w2k recently, used Me before, and can not
install updates or any programs. I get a message that
administrator hasto do this even when I am loggod on as
agministrator.
Can anyone help?

Thanks.

Did you attempt to downgrade from WinME to W2K? Or is the W2K a clean
install? If you tried upgrading from ME, your installation is damaged. You
should start from scratch. Note that an upgrade is composed of 2
non-optional requisites:

a) that an upgrade path exists between the old and new OS
b) that a software and hardware compatibility check is carried out to
determine compatibility with new OS.

This is true regardless of the operating systems involved.

 

[Dieter]

Thanks for the reply.
I did a new installationon a new hard drive that I made
the master. i then installed programs on the new C drive
and moved folders from D drive. i ran into trouble when I
tried to install the programs for my scanner and modem, I
got a message that I have to be the administrator even
though I was logged on as administrator. I searched the
knowledge base and newsgroup and found an article that
delt with this problem when changing from ME to 2000 pro.
i followed the instructions and the problem was solved.
Unfortunately I di not print the article and have searched
for it but cant find it again. On July 13 when the whole
bunch of updates showed up I tried to install them
automatically and they failed, I tried to install them
manually and they downloaded ok but the installation
failed with the error message that it had to be done by
the administrator. I thought that something might have
gotten corrupted in windows 2000 and tried to reinstall
but cant do that either because I get the same error
message there too.
I hope that this long explanation helps.
Dieter.

 

[Dan Seur]

2 suggestions:
1. You MUST use W2k drivers for all peripherals. Drivers for other
systems (eg, WinME) simply won't ever work.
2. Try running W2k's sfc (system file checker) from a command prompt.
You must have the W2k CD in the CDROM drive. For sfc syntax, enter
sfc /?
at the command prompt.

 

[SaltPeter]

Thanks for the reply.
I did a new installationon a new hard drive that I made
the master. i then installed programs on the new C drive
and moved folders from D drive. i ran into trouble when I
tried to install the programs for my scanner and modem, I
got a message that I have to be the administrator even
though I was logged on as administrator. I searched the
knowledge base and newsgroup and found an article that
delt with this problem when changing from ME to 2000 pro.
i followed the instructions and the problem was solved.
Unfortunately I di not print the article and have searched
for it but cant find it again. On July 13 when the whole
bunch of updates showed up I tried to install them
automatically and they failed, I tried to install them
manually and they downloaded ok but the installation
failed with the error message that it had to be done by
the administrator. I thought that something might have
gotten corrupted in windows 2000 and tried to reinstall
but cant do that either because I get the same error
message there too.
I hope that this long explanation helps.
Dieter.

<snip>

Trying to fix a hacked upgrade is in itself just another hack. W2K knows
nothing about WinME when you tried to conduct the upgrade. Since ME, as an
example, uses a classes.dat file that is unknown to W2K, part of the
registry becomes unavailable to the W2K upgrade process. So a much better
alternative is to reinstall from scratch since the installation you've got
now is already damaged.

Don't listen to those that claim they've successfully upgraded from WinME to
W2K. Thats horse-radish. There are a hundred reasons why the upgrade fails.
I've had the priviledge to prove that such an upgrade was a guarenteed
failure. As i recall i was given a week to submit a report. Took me 3 hours
to prove it. Windiff + a common installation script(these always check for
Win9x before checking if the OS is W2K). Since W2K can't modify the WinME
registry pertaining to setup configuration, the common installation script
doesn't detect W2K and tries to install wrong version of software. Pow-dead.
Proved.

The moral of the story is that if you upgrade using a OS path thats not
defined by the manufacturer, there is no way to determine the end result and
much less to find resources or support on an installation that is undefined.

Like any installation, a compatibility check is a requirement. Thats true
for both software and hardware.