Installing programs

[microsvc]

I have been getting errors installing programs, well I really cant install
anything that requires c:\programdata folder. Heres an example:

I'm installing an HP priogram, and I get the following error...
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Fatal Error during installation.

The installer has insufficient privileges to modify this file:
c:\ProgramData\HP\Digital Imaging\Data\hpqd_cul.dll.
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I have tried to install this also as Administrator, no luck!
This is not a HP issue since I'm getting this on other installs too.

Thanks for the help in resolving this.
~Bob

 

[Mary]

That is a Hidden, Read Only folder and should not be accessed by installers.
You should not install old HP or any other old incompatible software on
vista. Just install the vista driver--if available on the HP site or included
with vista-- and skip the software. My old HP printer works well without the
software and is much less annoying.

 

[Bob]

Try it in Safe Mode.

 

[microsvc]

Something happened to my Vista because it NOT only happens to this HP vista
compatable program, but my Anti-virus stopped working because it could not
write to log files under that folder, I had to direct the logs to a folder
OUTSIDE of c:\ProgramData. I'm happt AVG allowed this. I need to get rights
back so I may install more programs. It seems like Vista LOCKED me out of
this folder. Gotta love it. Suggestions?