Cannot unistall programs

[alwaysacowboyfan]

I am the administrator for my computer, I sign in and go to my control panel
and when I select a program I want to unistall it says "the system
administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" for one I am
the system administrator and I am trying to uninstall, not to install, this
is really starting to tick me off and I need some help LOL. I have went to
the trouble section on windows and there is no help there, I have done what
it suggest and it has not helped, I have right clicked on it and tried to
even check in as administrator and that option is not available in control
panel, it is in menu options, but it does not let me uninstall in menu
opitions, someone please help me fix this

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter.
Look at the settings in :
Computer Config/Admin Templ/Windows Components/Windows Installer/"Disable
Windows Installer"

 

[Nonny]

Start, type: gpedit.msc and hit enter.

What if the OP is running Vista Home Basic or Premium?

 

[Nonny]

Hi Nonny,

In the registry, it will be at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

Not here: Vista Home Basic.

I am given to undertand that neither Basic nor Premium incude
gpedit.msc

 

[SG]

They don't, however here is a spreadsheet with all the settings you will
ever need to know from MS.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...9b-3328-4350-ade1-c0d9289f09ef&DisplayLang=en

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SG

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[Mark L. Ferguson]

Right, and what if they don't know the Edition. The reg entry is still
there, but the reg hack fails on Pros. Since they don't say, I wait for
follow-up.