Can't get administrator privileges

[Baxterl]

Vista, SP1.

I'm using a license install tool. I jump thru the hoops and get a final
message,
"Failed to install license server. You need to be an Administrator to
perform this function."

I'm logged in as Administrator, I've set the permissions for the pertinent
folders to wide open, I've tweaked the Registry so I theoretically power up
as Administrator (www.interopsystems.com/community/tm.aspx?m=10345).

Gosh, it would be nice if Windows provided single-user security-averse users
with a single button: "Turn off all security, password, and permission stuff."

....Larry

 

[Michael Walraven]

Possibly right click the tool, select 'run as administrator'

Michael

 

[Surtoff]

Dear Michael and Baxterl,

I am glad I'm not alone with this problem! I am trying to install a printer
software program I installed in my previous PC (Windows XP) to my new PC
(Vista) but I keep getting this message: "This software cannot be installed
using the 'Run as...' command. The installation cannot continue until this is
resolved." I am also logged in as an administrator. I tried Michael's
suggestion: 'run as administrator' by openning the file and right-clicking
the option, but even so, it doesn't work!
Any other suggestions???

Thanks!

--

 

[Michael Walraven]

It is quite possible that the program is simply not compatible with Vista.
Programs that install hardware drivers such as for printers may not work
because the underlying driver structure for Vista is different from XP. I
have a printer program called ClickBook that lets me do booklets for
instance that simply will not work in Vista. You may have to wait till a
Vista version for the program comes out. That said there is one more thing
you can try, that is to run the program in an emulator mode.

Right click on the program, select properties, then select the compatibility
tab, select a compatibility mode option (XP SP2).

If it is a hardware driver issue this will probably still not work but worth
a try.

Michael