Program Installation by Administrator Fails

[Fred Marshall]

During a program installation, the following error occurs when logged in
with an Administrator's account.

"You do not have access to make the required system configuration
modifications.
Please rerun this installation from an Administrator's account."

I have come across a "fix" on the web that says this:


Cause
Inadequate permissions are set to the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software' and the
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID' registry keys and their subkeys.


Solution or Workaround
Modify the permissions to the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software' and the
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID' registry keys and their subkeys, to Allow Full
Control for the Administrator, Administrators, and SYSTEM Groups.

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Is this really necessary? That is, is there an approach that works without
editing the Registry? I can do it but it seems extreme. I've not found
anything on the Microsoft website that deals with the issue.

I did set up a new user / administrator and installed the program fine.
Now I'd like to make sure that the original user has all the privileges
necessary. Can I do this without deleting and re-establishing that user?

What could have caused this to happen in the first place?

Thanks,

Fred

 

[Guest]

Hello Fred,
I have had this problem before but with time so tight and users
needing the machine it was always quicker to set the machine back with system
restore.
You say it happened during a program install. A perefect restore point
for you.
Best of luck to you.
Ron J

 

[Fred Marshall]

Ron,

OK - thanks for the reply.

Well, I don't know when "it" happened. I only know when the error presented
itself.
The difference being: "when did the User lose some admin rights?" don't
know that.

We're at a point where things are moving forward. So rather than undo I
thought I might fix the one user if and when necessary in the future.

If removing and recreating a user is the best way then that's how we'll
proceed. Yet, I'd like to know if a user can be fixed without removing it.

Fred